Whole Wheat Chicken Sausage and Mushroom Pizza

 

Where's the cake??

I know, I know. This is Amber's Confections and lately I haven't posted any confections. It's not that I don't want to bake sweet, delicious treats and share them with you, it's just that I don't want to eat them. Along with everyone else who made a New Years resolution to lose weight, I'm trying to eat a little healthier and get back to the gym. So for the last week or so, I've curbed the baking (aside from a failed cookie attempt yesterday) and instead I'm loading up my plates with fruits, veggies and whole grains. I promise that next week I'll have something sweet to share. But in the meantime, here's a healthy pizza!

Russian Mushroom and Potato Soup

 

I first had this soup on Thanksgiving day. I was with Will's family at a cabin in West Virginia and his mom had made a heaping pot of this soup to enjoy over the weekend. Not even a full five hours after stuffing myself with turkey and all the trimmings, I decided to try a bowl of it. 

I'm not quite sure what makes this soup Russian, but the first thing I noticed about it was the dill. I'll admit, I'm not a huge fan of dill. I like dill pickles, my mom makes a great chicken salad with dill and I tolerate it in tzatziki. When it comes to anything else dill, I just can't do it. So it's not surprising I wasn't quite sure what to think after taking the first bite of this soup. Luckily, the dill doesn't pack an in your face punch, so I gave it another shot. After a few more bites I found myself loving this soup!