Soup’s On

The moment the weather starts becoming crisp, I begin making soup. Soup is one of my favorite things to cook
probably because I feel like just about any ingredients can make soup!

A couple of weeks ago, a friend had some dental surgery. I thought I would make something that was creamy and comforting
and drop it off on her front porch.
I decided on Creamy Potato Soup with Jalapeño

1 medium onion finely diced
2 jalapeños diced finely
Sauté in butter

6 - 8 medium potatoes - peeled
2 ears fresh corn - remove from cob
32 oz. Vegetable broth
Salt and Pepper to taste

Once you have sauteed the onion and pepper, add vegetable broth, potatoes and corn.
Simmer until tender. Allow the soup to cool slightly, and puree approximately 1/2 of the
soup in the blender. Add the pureed batch with non-pureed batch and mix together.

I topped it with extra sharp shredded cheddar cheese shredded and added a side of fresh grape tomatoes
halved, with fresh Pink Himalayan Salt and freshly ground pepper.
Delicious!

*the tomatoes are from my “Accidental Garden!”

Feeling Autumn in the air, I decided to make a healthy, hearty soup. Craving something with texture, I made
Hearty Lentil Soup

1 medium onion - diced
1/2 large green bell pepper - diced
I jalapeño - diced finely
I large yellow squash - sliced and quartered
I large zucchini squash - sliced and quartered
2 stalks of celery
Sauté in extra virgin olive oil

Add

1 - 2 containers 32 oz vegetable broth
2 ears of corn - removed from cob
3 -4 potatoes diced, with skin
1.5 cups of lentils
6 oz tomato paste

pinch of cumin
2 -3 pinches Masala Indian spice
salt and pepper to taste

Simmer on low until potatoes and lentils are tender.

I served this with freshly baked bread, and topping the soup with a bit of finely diced jalapeno and tomato as a garnish - Scrumptious!

Please share your favorite soup recipes!
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