Tomato Soup(s)!

I have two Tomato Soup recipes, and they need to be shared.

This first one is wallet-friendly and probably kinder on the waistline than the second recipe I'll share. Thanks be to Hannah, who shared it with me and made Winter 2008 all that more bearable because of it.

2 28oz cans tomato(1 sliced, 1 crushed)
2 C. water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
3/4 C. diced onion
1 1/2 tsp. basil
1 clove garlic

Dice the onions and simmer in about 1 tbsp butter, add garlic at the end of simmering. Add the rest of the ingredients. and mix and simmer.

White sauce:
2 Tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
2c. milk

Melt butter in a small saucepan and add flour, salt, and pepper. Mix well and add milk (to mix in the milk, you may want to take it off the stove) mix well, getting out
most of the lumps. Simmer until the sauce thickens (about 5 min.) and to tomato mixture.

Dumplings:
2c. four
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/3 c. water
1 tsp oil

Mix well (doing this by hand works best)
and roll into quarter sized balls and add to soup. cook the soup 7-10 minutes more to cook the dough. Serve bowls of soup with a few dumplings in.


The second comes to your courtesy of my sister-in-law, Liz, who got the recipe from Hollywood Juice Cafe. Probably the last place you'd expect a delectable soup recipe to come from, but don't sell it short before you've had a sip. It's a heavy, creamy soup, so it's not exactly Weight Watchers material, but it's delicious. I get enough for at least 6 overly-healthy servings by cutting this recipe in half. With no further ado:

5 cups water

½ can marinara/spaghetti sauce (Costco can: 105 oz/6lb 9 oz) = 50 oz or 3-3½ lbs. total

5 cups half’n’half

5 cups heavy whipping cream

½ can pumpkin (the 29 oz can) or 1 small can (15 oz)

6 chicken bouillon cubes

A few shakes o’ garlic powder

A few shakes o’ paprika

Combine and stir all ingredients in large pot over med-high heat. I like to lower the heat and let it simmer for a while and thicken up…

I hope these recipes gear you up for a delicious Autumn and Winter.