| Soups are great to have around in cooler | | | | Tomato Soup |
| weather. They tend to be soothing, delicious and | | | | This one tends to be a favorite with kids. Tomato |
| healthy. There is nothing better then making a big | | | | soup is always so soothing. |
| batch and freezing some so that you can pull it | | | | 12 cherry tomatoes |
| out when you need it. Below are some quick and | | | | 1 garlic clove |
| simple soup recipes that can easily be made in a | | | | ½ cup vegetable stock |
| blender or food processor. Both of them can be | | | | 1/3 cup milk or yogurt (again rice milk works fine) |
| made without dairy if you choose by using rice | | | | Cook the tomatoes, stock and garlic on the stove |
| milk or soy milk, whichever you prefer. | | | | until the tomatoes are lightly steamed. Place all |
| Broccoli Soup | | | | ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. |
| Not everyone is a fan of broccoli but it happens | | | | I have made both of these recipes literally in |
| to be one of my favorite soups. This recipe really | | | | about ten minutes flat. You really can’t ask |
| couldn’t be any easier. | | | | for them to be much quicker unless you choose |
| 1 cup broccoli floret | | | | to use the microwave… I am not a fan though |
| 1 garlic clove | | | | so choose to take the extra few minutes and |
| ½ cup vegetable stock | | | | use the stove. |
| 1/3 cup milk or plain yogurt (I’ve made it with | | | | If you like both of these recipes there are also |
| rice milk and also with plain goats yogurt and it | | | | some great variations that you could try. For |
| was delicious) | | | | example with the broccoli soup try add different |
| Salt and pepper to taste | | | | vegetables with it. Carrots are good and even |
| Cook the broccoli, garlic and vegetable stock on | | | | some potato makes it nice and creamy and |
| the stove until the broccoli is lightly steamed. Then | | | | smooth. Both of these work fine for freezing and |
| place all ingredients in the blender and blend until | | | | make convenient meals for when you are in a |
| smooth. This recipe doesn’t make a lot so | | | | rush. |
| you may want to double it. | | | | |