Our bodies are really craving veggies in Mid-February

here in the northlands.

 

What better way to get a hearty intake of them then by

savoring a pot of Vegetable Soup with a hunk of buttered up

Rabbit Bakery Honey Oat Hemp Heart Artisan Bread available

at Hope’s Harvest Natural Foods and Deli.  Come on down

for some awesome ingredients.

 

Mid-Winter Vegetable Soup–This makes a big pot that you can freeze and turn into 6 or 8 servings!

 

4 garlic cloves, sliced

2 medium onions, coarsley chopped

4 c. sliced cabbage

1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped

4 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped

2 large potatoes, peeled and sliced

4 cups vegetable or chicken broth

1 t ground black pepper

1/2 t freshly ground nutmeg

1/2 t fresh thyme or 1/4 t. dried thyme

salt to taste

Tabasco or your favorite hot sauce or 1/8 t. of cayenne to taste.

 

Place veggies in large soup pot with stock and 3 cups water.  Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes or until vegetables are very tender.  Cool to warm temperature, puree in food processor or blender in batches, return to soup pot.  Add seasonings, herbs and spices..simmer slowly on low and go do something fun…come back in an hour and two and enjoy!