First soup of the season~~

~Time for soup~

Maybe I'm rushing the season a little. I'm a soup lover. I love the comfort of soup and the coziness of making pots of soup.
On most autumn and winter weekends, I make two big pots of soup. They hold me all week. I still have to add a hearty salad or some grainy bread for it to be a meal for my DH.

I could easily live on good soup. This time of year is especially bountiful with lots of fresh vegetables at the Farmer's Markets and farm stands.
Today I made my first pot of soup of the season. It's a simple, low fat soup.
I started with sauteed onion and celery- a little chopped garlic at the end.
I added low-fat homemade chicken stock, a can of petite diced tomatoes, some fresh basil, salt and pepper. I tossed in two chunks of cheese rinds {the Italian grocer gives them to me and I freeze them. They add so much flavor to soups}.
Simmer this for about an hour, then add some diced zucchini. Simmer 10 minutes {I don't care for soft zucchini}.

That's it!
Served with grated Romano and a tiny drizzle of olive oil.
Add some per-cooked Orzo for a heftier soup.

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This soup is not the Minestrone pictured here- but a simple, toss-together, last minute soup.

Do you have a favorite soup recipe to share? You can be sure that I will be sharing lots of my special soups recipes for months to come.

~Bon Appetit~