♥ vegetable soup for the blogger's soul.

in the past few days, i have sneezed about five million times,

and from the experience of being a person who sneezes louder &

 more frequently than any normal human being should- i know that some 

sort of cold or flu is likely imminent. so, in an attempt to head off a head cold

 before it starts,  i made this delicious vegetable bean soup, to warm my

 cold bones and maybe distract my nose for a minute or a-choo!

ingredients:

2 tblspn extra virgin olive oil

2 medium carrots, diced small

2 celery stalks, diced small (i substituted radishes!)

1 medium yellow onion, diced small

3 garlic cloves, minced (i used 4 ;)

1 tspn dried thyme

coarse salt & ground pepper

2 cans of cannellini beans (i used dark kidney), drained & rinsed

1 can of diced tomatoes ( don't drain!)

4 cups of low sodium vegetable broth

1/4 cup of fresh chopped parsley 

(i used dry parsley & fresh chopped spinach!)

directions:

in a large pot over medium-heat, add carrots, celery & onion.

cook for about 6 minutes. then add garlic & thyme. season with salt & pepper.

cook for about 3 minutes- until fragrant.

add beans, tomato, broth & parsley and bring to a boil.

reduce heat & simmer until vegetables are tender. (about 25-30 min)

divide soup among four people, and serve with grated parmesan.