it's a rainy soup kind of day

hello dear sisters! first of all thanks for posting so i'm not the loser nerd sister. :)
we've been enjoying GLORIOUS spring weather with sunny warm days and everything drying out and greening up! i got my garden plot plowed! and i've been buying seeds and bulbs to get going on a veggie/herb/flower garden. can't wait!
however, today is gray and rainy, and while it makes me sad i can't work outside, it's sort of a nice snuggle indoors sort of day. so i wanted to share with you an alternative to the bennion classic spicey tomato soup, the super duper easy kelly brook's cream of tomato. this one take two shakes of a lamb's tail to whip up and is super yum.

• dice one small onion and saute in some butter or olive oil
• add a quart of canned/bottled tomato's, chop them up with a knife in the can before
  
• add one cup water or chickie or veggie broth
• once it's hot, add a half a package of cream cheese (or if you live in france and have easy access to yummy creme freche, knock yourself out)
• here's the tricky part, i have one of those super handy hand held blender doohickies, but if you don't you have to do this in the blender, or cuisinart: blend the cheese and soup till all mixed and one consistency. if you go the blender route remember that hot liquids get rather explosive in the blender, so do small amounts at a time.
  
• i don't really add any spices besides a bit of salt and some cracked pepper. too many spices compete with the simplicity. last time i made this i chopped fresh basil leaves that i garnished each bowl with and the fresh crunch and flavor of the basil was a perfect accent. i've also considered making a pesto slurry to drizzle in a fancy pattern in each bowl . . . but have always been too lazy, this is a quickie comfort food after all. speaking of which, a grilled cheese goes very nicely with it too.
  

alright my dears! i hope you are happy, warm and well. love you lots and lots. xoxo