Soup of the week & some other delicious food

One of the things I love most about the fall/winter (here in LA they are pretty much the same thing) is the food. There's something about warm, hearty food that I love. So in honor of that, I'm going to make soup once a week for a few months. I'll try to remember to post recipes (and pictures if they turn out ok) so you can all be jealous. Hah. Just kidding. Please feel free to send any soup, bisque, stew, chowder, etc recipes that you like, I would love to try them.

Yesterday we had Broccoli Potato soup in bread bowls. It was super easy and very tasty if I do say so myself. A little heavy on the pepper but otherwise very good. I didn't take a picture. Here's the recipe:

• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 2 onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup water
• 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute the broccoli and onion in the butter or margarine, about 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the soup, milk, water, basil and pepper. Mix well and heat through, about 15 minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted.

Food I have taken pictures of recently was something I tried out last week. I think Brent decided to call them Stuffed Zucchini. I got the idea off the back of the Jennie O turkey I had. It was SO good. I don't usually like zucchini but I think I'm getting there. I had some of the browned ground turkey in my freezer (it didn't use a lot). I halved 2 zucchini and scooped out the middle and filled them with ground turkey, some red sauce I made out of diced tomatoes and seasonings (you could use any sort of red pasta/marinara/bruchetta sauce) and cheese then baked them at 350 for about 15-20 minutes (until the zucchini felt tender when I poked it with a fork). I served it with garlic bread and steamed carrots. I'm telling you, SO yummy and I can't even imagine how healthy it was. Other than the little bit of cheese and bread it was just veggies and lean meat. I'm going to make them again this week if I still have enough turkey left over in the freezer.