January is the month for soup. On these dark, cold days there’s nothing more enjoyable than snuggling up with a warming bowl of soup and lovely toasted bread. It’s something you can look forward to, and if you follow me on Instagram, you know just how much soup I eat over these chilly winter months. Tomato soup to me is my childhood. There’s something about simple, creamy tomato soup that evokes young, carefree, playful days past. Growing up it was my ultimate comfort food – especially when served with a gooey grilled cheese sandwich. To bring back some of that old feeling, I decided to try recreating it, but a “grown up” version using smoky red peppers. The result was a really simple, but vibrant tomato soup that’s incredibly easy to make (and much tastier than the canned stuff – if I do say so myself!). Here is my recipe for vegan creamy tomato and roasted red pepper soup. Ingredients 2 cans chopped tomatoes 1 jar roasted red peppers in water* 1 red onion, chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and diced 1 stick of celery, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon vegetable or nut oil 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried basil […]