Case of the Sniffles and the Carrot Ginger Soup
Mr. Winter has come with full force and I am down with a bad case of the sniffles. Now, raise your hand if the first food item that comes into your mind when battling the sniffles is the humble soup. A quick look at the stock of vegetables in the refrigerator seemed to confirm what I had already suspected ...carrots galore ..blame it on Mr. Roy for bringing extra large bags of them . Further investigation revealed that yes, ginger was there in sufficient quantity too , to make ginger carrot soup . Will not mention that mint was available too for decorative purposes ( don't want to sound too vain ). Armed with the necessary ingredients (mentioned below) , marched to my kitchen counter . After the initial chopping and sauteing was done and the the carrots softened by the addition of the vegetable stock and water to the pressure cooker, I used my Vitamix in the soup setting for the blending . Any normal blender will also get the job done (have tri...