I made a soup from scratch today for lunch (miracle of miracles)- and it was a HUGE hit in my house- my super picky hubby and my one year-old licked it up- with Seth screaming for thirds and fourths and uttering "yum" in between spoonfuls.

Here's the recipe:

In a Vitamix or Food Processor, combine:

2 c of hot water
1 c of organic beef broth
one large organic carrot, unpeeled
2 small roma tomatoes
1 c of organic green cabbage
1/3 of a yellow squash
1 each: mini yellow, red, and orange sweet peppers, including cores/seeds
1 small clove of garlic
1 T of southwest spice

process on high until thoroughly chopped and mixed (in Vitamix- 6 mins.)

on low speed, add 1/2 can organic black beans, 1/2 c of organic frozen corn
2 handfuls of organic tortilla chips.

serve with shredded mexican cheese and sour cream if desired.