There is an art to doing almost everything in life. This goes from the persuasive art of being a Salesman to the art of cooking. In my own mind, soup was invented as a way to make a delicious meal by combining left over odds and ends food into a blended hot Lunch or Dinner.

1. There is an art to doing almost everything in life. This goes from the persuasive art of being a Salesman to the art of
cooking. In my own mind, soup was invented as a way to make a delicious meal by combining left over odds and ends
food into a blended hot Lunch or Dinner.
I personally, love the hot meal of soup any season of the year. Unfortunately, for my cooking skills, no one in my family
likes it but me. They do not have an appreciation for the deliciousness of my own brand of hot soup. They do not like
eating hot soup, period.
For example; I love hot coffee, but my wife and daughter only like iced coffee. But, I do not like cold coffee unless that is
the only drink available. Hopefully, you will like my soup recipe.
If you like eating vegetable soup regularly, then you probably will enjoy my original recipe. I add what is in the
refrigerator and what is growing in my garden, from Swiss chard to Tomatoes.
Add your Favorite Veggies
You can substitute nearly any vegetable you want. But, the raw tomatoes tend to add the essential tangy flavor I like.
The other Veggies contribute their own unique taste I also crave.
Experiment, and add or omit ingredients based on what things you like eating in soup. If you have high blood pressure,
watch the salt though, because if you add a can of stewed Tomatoes, it gets the soup too salty. Read labels, as salt is an
insidiously hidden ingredient in many canned goods and processed foods.
Chop everything the Size you Like
I have a great food processor I got one Xmas, but I do not use it every single time. I usually do chop by hand to avoid
more clean-up. Sometimes I like bigger chunks cut by hand, sometimes I prefer the finely chopped vegetables using my
machine.
I usually eat soup and salad for Lunch and Dinner. You not only save money, you lose weight and get healthier. I can't
precisely call myself a Vegetarian or Vegan, because I do eat meat occasionally.
In other words, if my wife and I go over to a friend's house for dinner and he is serving Chicken, I do not say I do not eat
meat. I eat what they serve to be polite.
I think it is OK to eat some meat or even no animal flesh at all as far as healthy eating goes. But, the moral and ethical
nature of eating meat or not lies within your judgment and values. I occasionally add leftover chopped up meat to the
soup if I happen to be craving meaty flavor.
Making soup is not an exact science, as I have done my share of goofing it up, ruining complete batches dumping the
entire steaming mixture down the sink straight to the Ocean. In cooking, it's hands-on and you learn as you go. This
amount of soup prepared in advance, usually lasts me about four days. I hope you enjoy your Vegetable Soup!
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