Comfort food

I just made this (measurements are estimates because I made it up as I went and didn't measure):

Curried Sweet Potato Chick Pea Soup

Saute:

• 1 Onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 Carrots, Chopped
• 3 Medium Sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed or minced

in about 2 Tbsp Olive oil, until onions are just starting to turn clear about 5-10 minutes.

Add:

• ½ Jar Rogan Josh Curry sauce (or other tomato based curry cooking sauce).
• 1 can tomato paste
• about ½ - 1 cup more tomato based sauce or soup (I used left-overs)
• 4 Cups vegetable broth
• about 2 tsp Garam masala
• about 2 tsp salt
• more water if needed

Bring to a boil and simmer till vegetables are soft.

Blend half to 2/3 of soup in food processor and return it to the pot.

Add:

• about 1-2 tablespoons Tahini
• about 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 can chick peas

Simmer another few minutes, or longer if desired.

It's really really good -possibly the best soup I've ever made. LOVE it. Adding Tahini to vegetarian/vegan soups is a trick a friend taught me a long time ago -makes the soups wonderfully nutty and creamy, even with just a little bit.

Also just made Mexican rice krispy squares - like the regular ones, but with vanilla, cocoa, and cinnamon added to the marshmallows and margarine before you add the rice krispies.

Mmmm....