Mmmm....soup!

So last night I made a different version of the soup I posted.

I still made sweet potato & cauliflower but I added smoked bacon. Here is what I did:

What you will need:
*2 tbl olive oil or veg oil
*2 sweet potatoes cut into cubes
*1 head of cauliflower cut into florets
*1 onion chopped
*1-2 small carrots chopped
*1 celery stalk chopped
*bacon, Canadian bacon or prosciutto cut into little pieces
*pinch of thyme
*6 cups Low sodium chicken or veg stock (i used veg)
*salt and pepper to taste
*cayenne pepper (if you like it spicy like me!)

To make:
*Take large soup pan or dutch oven (i am personally obsessed with my dutch oven!!) and add tbs of olive oil
*add chopped onion, carrot and celery and cook until soft- a couple of minutes
*add chopped bacon and stir a few minutes more
*add stock, sweet potatoes, and cauliflower. Bring to boil
*Turn down to simmer, put lid on and simmer about 25 mins or until potatoes are soft
*adjust seasoning to your desire. Add salt, pepper, thyme and cayenne, or what ever you like
*using a hand held blender blend soup until desired consistency or transfer to blender.

This soup was delicious and there was a ton of it! It only took a half hour from start to finish. It made the house smell yummy and it made Luke and very happy!! :) I'm having it for lunch today too....

Beauty Tip: this time of year our tan fades...boo :(...so warm up your hair color- try and stay away from ashy shades- they can make you look older and more pale. Also, break out the fake tanner! (which really you should be using all year round and not getting the real thing....)