Soup's On! (our Vegetarian soup staples!)

It is most definitely that time of year-- soup time. And I have most definitely found that when yummy (or even outright delicious) soups have become part of our weekly meal planning, both my time and my grocery budget expands. We are no strangers to soup, and living in Vancouver, we have soup every week at Regent after Tuesday chapels, and every week with our small group. This week I had the privilege of washing dishes after Regent's soup lunch-- 500 bowls rinsed by hand before putting in the Hobart. But I digress. I wanted to post a few of our soup recipes that we make over and over again because, well, they are JUST SO YUMMY!

Hope you can try some-- I frequently put the ingredients in the crockpot to cook and smell throughout the day.

I made this one last night to honor my friend Jen who claims to dislike swiss chard. This was just to prove to her that it can be delicious (plus, our garden is full of it!) She called this morning asking for the recipe-- even her 7 month old son packed it in!

Barley Lentil Soup with Chard

And this one is a staple and has been posted before.

Butternut Bisque Soup

This one uses butternut and lots of other things-- I made it Monday and froze it for lunches and dinners that I don't want to cook this weekend

Butternut Chili

And this one... wow. It's amazing

Pumpkin Red Lentil Curry

I found this one and was surprised at how good it was! It's similiar to the barley lentil, but different too

Mediterranean Tomato, Lentil and Spinach Soup

If you love Thai food, then this one's for you. I've made it a couple times as well, using tofu instead of shrimp. It takes some shopping for... or you could get a thai soup packet I suppose.

Thai Coconut Soup

Keeping with the international flair-- try this one too!! Josie loves the peanuts in it!

African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup

And there's the faithful chickpea soup--

Chickpea and Tomato Soup

If you like black beans, this one's a keeper.

Caribbean Black Bean Soup

And for the apple season, try this one

Carrot and Apple Soup

Well, these should lead to a couple of my online soup resources. Other favorite recipe sources come from my Moosewood Cookbook (soup recipes here)

• favorites include Aspargus , Lentil Chili (good with the juice option)

and my Simply in Season Cookbook-- 2 vegetarian friendly and delicious books that we use very frequently.

Enjoy!