Sick Day Soup

When you're feeling a little under the weather, soup is really the best way to go. Especially when the weather is  cold and rainy outside, you can't go wrong with a big bubbling pot of comfort food. Well, maybe you can. But you don't have to, thanks to our recipe below. We've been wanting to try making our own soup for a while, and finally got around to it. We ate it with a delicious loaf of rosemary sourdough bread, but you can dish it up however Mom used to for the ultimate comfort food experience. Heck, you can eat it with a good Netflix movie if you're into that. Whatever makes you feel better.

The Spread.

The Profile.

A little garnish.

In the pot.

All stirred up.

A heart shaped radish.

Sick Day Soup (6 servings): 

• 1 quart of vegetable stock
• 3 16 oz cans stewed tomatoes
• 2/3 onion, chopped
• 1 cup kidney beans
• 7 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 bundle of radishes (about 7), cut into half moons
• 6 carrots, chopped
• 1 1/2 inch ginger root, chopped
• a pinch of salt/pepper
• a dash... or a couple of chili pepper
• a sprinkle of dill for garnish
• 1 tbsp olive oil

          Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place radishes on a baking sheet laying flat and sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place in the oven once hot and roast until tender, about 15 minutes. In the meantime, heat olive oil in a large soup pot over high heat. Once hot, add onions, celery, carrot and ginger. Cook for about seven minutes or until mildly tender (they will cook more in the broth, so they don't need to be totally done). Add remaining ingredients (except dill) and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes or until you can't resist eating it any longer. Pour into bowls and top with dill. Treat yo'self. Seriously you're sick, take care of yourself.