Kicking off the soup initiative

Winter is here and it is time again for soup! I never officially quit last year's soup initiative, since cod chowder and lentil soup are perennial favorites, but 'tis finally the season to start experimenting again!

First attempt of the year, and I'm pretty pleased with myself:

(note to self: food photography has not improved)

It doesn't look like much, but that's sort of the point. When you puree a soup, it's loses a lot of the characteristics or recognizability of its ingredients. This is roasted cauliflower soup, made without a recipe. I should actually say, made without a specific recipe, since I actually bundled several into my concoction. A blend of roasted and boiled cauliflower, a few potatoes for body and thickness, milk, stock, a ton of pepper, a touch of sugar, and an array of curry spices (whatever I had lying around. Which is quite a few). A whir with the immersion blender (Why hello there! How are you! I've missed you!!!) and thick and warming soup is born! It played well with both permanent and guest judges. I think this one's a keeper!