Soup!

We have been soup making fiends lately! In the past week, we made Boston Black Bean Soup, Cabbage Soup with Blue Cheese Toasts, and Broccoli-Cheese Soup. All were from "Vegetarian Soups" by Deborah Madison, and all were yummy.

The cabbage soup was very simple, with only a few ingredients (cabbage, onion, potato) but serving with blue cheese and baguette toasts really made it a meal.

The broccoli cheese soup was hearty. A good soup for a cold day!

The black bean soup is flavored with lemon, cloves, and ground mustard. Sounds like a weird combination, but it is very good. The cloves are spicy and warming without being overwhelming. On the side, sliced tomatoes with lemon pepper and fresh baguette.