Vegetable Soup
I made my first batch of truly homemade vegetable soup this week. I mean, I've been making vegetable soup for years, but the entirety of the process took about 5 minutes of prep time - dump frozen veggies, broth, and beef-less crumbles in a crock pot.
While my brother-in-law and I agree on almost nothing, we both concur he makes the most righteous vegetable soup in the land. Wendy said, "a lot of it is because he uses fresh vegetables." I'd never considered it, but of course, that's how everyone's grandma made vegetable soup. An hour or two in the kitchen, dicing tomatoes, onions, celery, okra, skimming corn off the cob, softening butter beans and black eyed peas.
So, I tried my hand at it this week and the results were pretty phenomenal. A little basil and thyme helped as well. And mushrooms, of course.
I don't think I'll be going back to the frozen food aisle for my ingredients again. I guess the best things in life take time. And thyme.
While my brother-in-law and I agree on almost nothing, we both concur he makes the most righteous vegetable soup in the land. Wendy said, "a lot of it is because he uses fresh vegetables." I'd never considered it, but of course, that's how everyone's grandma made vegetable soup. An hour or two in the kitchen, dicing tomatoes, onions, celery, okra, skimming corn off the cob, softening butter beans and black eyed peas.
So, I tried my hand at it this week and the results were pretty phenomenal. A little basil and thyme helped as well. And mushrooms, of course.
I don't think I'll be going back to the frozen food aisle for my ingredients again. I guess the best things in life take time. And thyme.
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