I went through a phase that lasted about a year and a half….I despised soup. I couldn’t even look at it without getting a gross feeling. It came from a bad experience with soup during a hospital stay and it took quite a long time for me to even consider eating it again. But it’s been a long time now and I can say that once again, I love soup!! My favourite type is thick soup, like butternut squash or even better…pumpkin! I cannot wait to make pumpkin soup this year- if that does not sum up autumn in a bowl, I don’t know what does!
Yesterday I decided to make a different kind of soup though, something a little bit lighter. I decided on “Monkey Minestrone” from “Eat, Drink, Be Vegan”. It was my first time making this recipe (and minestrone, actually!) and it turned out really well. It’s full of beans (3 kinds!), yummy tomato flavour, veggies, herbs and whole wheat macaroni. Unfortunately, I cannot share the recipe with you because I really didn’t change anything about it, except that I added parmesan. I made it un-vegan but it is good without the cheese as well. I just love the salty flavour that parmesan adds!
The soup indeed looks so tasty!! A real comfort soup!!
MMMMMMMMMMMM,…I love your rustic looking soup!
That looks nommy! I have that book AND I love minestrone so I’ll definitely have to check this out. Don’t tell anyway but I de-veganize things a lot too =X
this is just the kind of thing i’m thinking about when it’s turning to Fall… except of course that it’s in the mid 70′s here this week
Thanks Sophie!!
Xiaolu- I find that I like making vegan recipes because generally they are wholesome and healthy, but sometimes you just need that extra touch of flavour from cheese, etc!! Thanks for visiting!
justcooknyc- it’s so warm here too!! We did have a cloudier day last week so I took the opportunity to make this soup but jeez, this must be a record Septemeber for Vancouver…it’s 26 degrees celsius today!!
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