Tomato Soup

So, we had way too many damn tomatoes here on the ranch. I decided it was time we got a little more edible food from the garden, something a little more nourishing than the mean beans. And so, tomato soup. Pretty simple, and cheap so that the unemployment gods smile on us. So we started with the tomatoes:

Mostly Roma, with some of the heirlooms in there as well.

Step one, saute some onions in some vegetable broth:

Step two, garlic:

Step three, chop and seed a lot of tomatoes:

Add them to the mix and start simmering and add tomato paste:

Then use the greatest kitchen tool ever, the immersion blender, and blend away. If you don't have an immersion blender, then at this point you need to stop, got to the store, and buy a fucking immersion blender. Go now.

Now we add the basil and whatever other spices you want to add.

Salt and pepper: good

Curry, cream of tartar: bad

Everything else: sure, give it a shot

Cook it till it's done, then eat it.