Is there anything better than soup and fresh bread on a rainy day? Soup simmering in a slow cooker all day filling the house with the aromas of your childhood is pretty good. I thought soup was a good idea; it's pouring out which I love and take advantage of when we get them so soup it was. I decided to throw it all into the slow cooker; so much less work. I started by coating the entire crock with olive oil, added a half chopped red onion, about a cup of shredded carrot, vegetable broth and crimini mushrooms.
Next I oven baked a squash and once it was done I scooped that into the soup. I threw in a cup of shredded green cabbage and locked'r down for a couple of hours. It took no time to fill the house with the warm smells of soup cooking. I love that; knowing that dinner is being made whether I am present in the kitchen or not. I am really starting to like this slow cooker thing.
After several hours I opened it up and had a taste. Always be very careful when you taste food made in the slow cooker, it's freaking boiling. So; the soup had a lot more flavor than I had anticipated. I added some white wine; wine is almost always a nice addition. Then thought about my flavorings; you can go many different way with a soup like this. Being that it was raining and reminding me very much of a day back home I decided to go the turkey soup route. I got out the poultry seasoning and added about a tablespoon; just the smell brings me back to Thanksgiving dinner. I added some salt and pepper and that's it; lid back on until dinner time.
I will serve it with a nice loaf of fresh whole grain bread with a some Tuscano cheese. For dessert? Fresh baked Oatmeal cookies.
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