Soups up!

       The other day I was on my way home from work and stopped in at the Bradford Farm to pick up some milk for Malia. We try to get her local, hormone free milk as long as we can afford it...anyway, when I was walking out the door I saw a sign that said "box of soup tomatoes $8". I thought this was a pretty good price, but maybe it was for a small box or something. As I drove home I was thinking that it would be nice to make some soup or tomato sauce with those tomatoes. We have a tun of tomato plants in our garden, but they are not making enough at once to do anything with other than small things...sandwiches, salads etc...
      So on my way home from work the next day I decided to swing in and get a box! boy was i wrong about it being a small box! it was  BIG and STUFFED with tomatoes! $8 was a steal of a deal for sure! I decided I wanted to make tomato basil soup. I wanted to make enough to freeze as the fall months are approaching us quickly! there is nothing like warm soup on a cool fall day!
    So, let the cooking begin. Ive never made this before so it was a learning experience. It was all in all very simple. wash, slice, brush, broil, saute, simmer. You get the idea! the final step is to puree until smooth. This soup is so good! I cant wait to eat it! YUM! I ended up using 21 tomatoes, and barely made a dent in the box. I think Ill make more soup and maybe some spaghetti sauce...

These pics are the process in a nutshell :) .........until fall......