Tomato Soup: Mmm, Mmm Good
One thing I love about Twitter are all the random tweets I read from everyone I follow. What I love even more is the influence it has over my day-to-day life and inspires me to consider something I may not have thought of before.
Yesterday, my girl Sam in NYC tweeted that she was having leftover homemade tomato soup. I tweeted back that it would be a great idea for me to make the soup using some leftover heavy cream I had from baking over Thanksgiving.
She responded that no cream was necessary – just a few simple ingredients! And from there, I decided that soup was what I was going to make for dinner – in nearly an instant!
Even from 3,000 miles away, a random tweet about tomato soup for lunch changed my whole day. How awesome (and random) is that?! Thanks again, Sam, for the easy recipe – it turned out great!
Wanna make your own tomato soup? Here’s how:
- 1 can of stewed or diced tomatoes
- 3 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 can of chicken broth
- 1/2 an onion, diced
- couple cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- fresh basil
- 1 tbsp heavy cream, optional
- salt and pepper to taste
Saute onions in olive oil until soft, add in garlic and continue to saute until aromatic (not browned).
Add in chicken broth, all tomatoes, and oregano. Bring to a boil and then shimmer on medium heat for 10 minutes to combine flavors. Add heavy cream, a pinch of salt and pepper, and shimmer for 5 more minutes.
Pour mixture into a blender with fresh basil and blend until desired consistency (I like mine slightly chunky, not puréed). Salt and pepper to taste and enjoy with crusty bread!
Want to hear more random thoughts from me and my friend, Sam, on Twitter? Follow us @thedailycookie and @symb.
xoxo, Lilan
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On December 2nd, 2009 Marisol said:
Yum! I don’t really hang out in the kitchen so I rarely make actually food. Mostly nuke…
But I found an amazing tomato soup from Trader Joe’s which is amazing. And how did I find out about it? Through a tweet…
Tomato soup sounds good right about now.
On December 2nd, 2009 Lilan said:
Ahh the power of Twitter! LOL
Which tomato soup is it? From a box, or in a can? Although this recipe is so easy, I’d want to make it all the time!
On December 2nd, 2009 Marisol said:
It’s from a box. it’s the low sodium roasted tomato soup. If I have one in my cupboards, i will take a picture of it and send it to you on twitter.