How to Make Vegetable Soup

OK, so you grew a bunch of lovely veggies this year. Now what? How about using some of them to make a big pot of yummy, homemade vegetable soup?

I’m a lucky gal. My Mom was an awesome soup-maker. Some of my best memories revolve around soup. I loved to eat it, of course. But I would be sitting at the breakfast bar in the late afternoon, working on my homework. She’d be nearby, making homemade soup. I always kept a casual eye on the proceedings in between working on math problems or diagramming sentences and such.

Mom made all kinds of soups and they were always delicious and seasoned perfectly. Well, getting to watch her all those years must have inspired me. That’s because I absolutely love making soups to this day. And vegetable soup is my favorite!

If you aren’t into making your own soup, perhaps my latest video will provide you with courage to try it. Soup is amazingly easy and quick to make. You just prep your ingredients ahead of time, such as chopping up your veggies. Then you start adding them to the pot. Before you know it, it’s ready. Take a look at this video and see what you think:

As you can see, I have a secret ingredient to add near the end of the process. It that will flavor your soup beautifully. This recipe incorporates all sorts of veggies from our garden. They include green beans, carrots, parsnips, onions or leeks, kale, garlic and celery. How cool is that?!

I hope this will give you a little inspiration. Since this is Thanksgiving week, some chopped, leftover turkey would be a lovely addition to your next pot of soup! Happy cooking!