New cookbook

This week’s soup was inspired by a new cookbook and a new kitchen tool — an immersion blender. Why I haven’t spent the $20 on one of these before is a mystery. It makes cooking soup about a thousand times easier and less messy.

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Best $20 you could spend, trust me. Before, I was ladling soup into a blender, pureeing and then pouring it back in the pot.

And then spending the next 30 minutes cleaning soup off the floor, stove, etc.

This week's Soup

Not this week. Instead, I roasted the usual suspects,

This week's Soup

This week's Soup

This week's Soup

And threw in some white beans, canned tomatoes and spice.

This week's Soup

Two seconds of blending in the pot later…

This week's Soup

And I have 8 super healthy meals ready to go. Voila!

~K