Soup Season

I'm a sucker for soup.
Granted I could have soup in all kinds of seasons, however fall and winter is where it is most appreciated...Considering the chill in the air and the slow turning darkness of the days.

Recipe inspired by The Wicked Noodle

Considering I didn't measure...

I used approximately:

1/4 Onion chopped
2 cloves garlic
Thyme (eyed it out)
2 cups homemade pumpkin puree
Veggie stock (approx 1/2 pint)

In a soup pot, I used olive oil....Tossed the onion til it was opaque, followed by the garlic.
Poured in the soup stock and the pumpkin puree....Added the thyme, garlic and pepper.

Simple Cauliflower Soup

I must say, I've never been a huge fan of cauliflower.  Then again, I've never despised it.  To me it was just...a vegetable.  I had ended up using half for a saute and I had no clue what to do with the other half.  I decided to make a very simple cauliflower soup.  While making this I had recalled two of my guy friends proudly talking to me about how they made their cauliflower soup.  I don't think there's a set way to making it to begin with.

Considering I had winged this recipe there will be no exact measurements involved.

1/2 cauliflower
3/4 yellow onion
1 green onion
16 ounces (1 lb) veggie stock
a dash of milk (which can be replaced w/ half an half or heavy cream...OR you can have the choice to not use the milk at all)....

While I waited for the oil to get hot in the pot, I had diced the onion, cleaned and took apart the florets of the cauliflower.   Once the oil was hot I threw in the onions until they turned iridescent.  I poured in the veggie stock and the florets...While they were cooking I diced and chopped the green onion.  Once it had appeared that the florets were cooked through, I had poured everything into the blender...And eyed out how much more milk I would add to the mix.  I blended it to my taste...Then poured everything back onto the pot to reheat a bit.

Comfort in a bowl.

Cold Soup in a Cup

I admit.  I've been in a health kick lately.

I've been taking this boot camp/boxing class for nearly a week now.

I'm loving it.

I just made a smoothie out of 1 avocado, 1 cucumber, 1 baby bok choy, salt, pepper, chili con carne powder and veggie stock.

I used to not like smoothies and/or cold soups.

Every time I drink this, my eyes *pop* open a bit with the kick of the chili and the bok choy...which is somewhat strong in this 'soup'.