You take the things you like and try to love the things you took

Ugh. It has been entirely too long since I have posted anything. October and November have been, to say the least, busy. There has been some time to cook but not as much as I would like. Ramen and sriracha reign supreme when I am too tired to make anything else, perhaps because fall calls for soup and ramen is fast and filling.

And soup has definitely been an obsession for me this season, despite the warm weather. Last Sunday I made my first soup: butternut squash soup with pear, cider and vanilla bean. I invited a friend over to be my guinea pig and, despite his lingering illness and usual ambivalence towards squash soups, it was voted a success.

Tonight I made a tomato soup, based on this recipe but with my own additions of onion and garlic. I also put it all through the blender twice so that it would be extra creamy... I've been the only one to taste test this recipe but I love this soup. Love. This is going to be a regular staple in my kitchen.

The only downside to all of this soup making is that I actually lack a large stock pot. I have been working with my one large pot, but I fill it to the brim. One more piece to find for my kitchen collection.