Plan ahead... make soup!

A couple Sunday nights a month I make a few batches of healthy food for the week. This is my new awesome vegetarian kale and bean soup. I know that sounds like too much healthy but add a bit of cheese and it tastes like an enchilada. Saute a few veggies (red onions, carrots) in oil and then add some seasoning ( cumin, cayenne, white pepper, salt, bay leaf) and cook til you can really smell it. Then I add the stock or water and flavor it with some salt and add all the rest of the canned stuff. I used corn, kidney beans, and diced tomatoes (obviously if you can make any of this fresh, thats much better). Oh and don't forget a small can of spicey v8. Or just use tomato juice. (i once bought a 6 pack of spicey v8 and couldn't find any other use for them) Then once its all boiling I add zucchini and lots and lots of chopped up kale. Mmm so hearty! Let it boil a bit and its done. Soup is a great leftover, it keeps well and when you're crunched for time you have something healthy right there ready for you. These other prep-ahead meals are just my classic veggie and chicken stir fry, and something new I learned in school that is surprisingly good and simple as can be, gazpacho!