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Creamy Vegetable Soup

Mixing in the milk/flour just at the end of cooking adds a warming feeling to this healthy family meal.  While the vegetable soup mix - split peas (green, yellow), barley, lentils, vegetable pasta shapes, and red lentils - is starting to simmer, I prep the vegetables.  By the time the vegetables are chopped, it’s time to pour those into the soup pot.  See what you think...

1 c. Bob's Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix

4 c. Vegetable Broth

1/2 c. radishes, chopped

1 c. parsnip, sliced

1 c. turnip, chopped

1 c. rutabaga, grated coarse

2 leeks, sliced ribbon thin

1 t.+ salt to taste

1/2 t. pepper

1 c. half and half

3 T. whole wheat flour In a large soup pot, add soup mix and vegetable broth.   Cover, bring to a boil then turn down to simmer for 30 min.  Add radishes, parsnip, turnip, rutabaga, leeks, salt, and pepper.  Simmer for 30 min. more until grains are tender.  In a 2 c. measuring cup, slowly add and stir in hot broth to milk then whisk in flour - no lumps please.  Add milk mixture to soup pot slowly stirring in with all vegetables to the bottom. Keep stirring until soup is thickened - then serve and enjoy.

Note:  I have no connection with Bob’s Red Mill products, just a fan and here’s their web address - www.bobsredmill.com .

When I’m not serving up steaming hot soup to my family, I’m sewing cotton pocket aprons for my online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads and www.amazon.com/handmade/topdrawerthreads . 

Or I’m merrily working upcycled yarns into knitted cowls for my other shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .

My daughter’s have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they design and sew colorful stretch knit leggings in size x small to 2X.

My older daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wildwovenwomen -  hand knit  lovely striped afghans to curl up into.

My younger daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/shroombloombags - crocheted upcycled yarns into mushroom inspired neck pouches.