Cream of Carrot Soup

The cool weather is here, and, for a change, I am not bemoaning the loss of summer. We honestly had such nice weather, so hot and steamy, that I find the cool refreshing. And - I get to make lots of homey comfort food.

Today was Saturday. There were a few garage sales, so, of course, I hit those before coming home to cook! This day's culinary extravaganza? An easy pasta sauce for tonight's dinner (recipe to follow) and a super creamy and dreamy carrot soup.

I basically followed the recipe here, at Food.com - http://www.food.com/recipe/cream-of-carrot-soup-59155

The recipe above has precise measurements. Mine are approximate!




Ingredients:

Two tablespoons of butter
One biggish yellow onion
about 8 medium to large carrots
2 medium potatoes
1 tsp ground ginger
4.5 cups of chicken broth
2 cups of 10% cream
a bit of rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
Small bit of parsley

Dice the onions, and saute them in a large pot in the butter. Add the small-chopped carrots and small-cut potatoes to the pot, as well as the chicken broth and the ginger. Cook covered til veggies are nice and soft. Let it cool a bit, then puree the soup with a handy stick blender (found cheap most places and super great for making creamed soups!). Add the cream and rosemary, warm it up. Salt and pepper to taste. Add a sprig of parsley when serving to make it look nice!