5 homemade garden soup Recipes

kitchen basics chicken stock (don tsp substitute with broth) or 2 quarts homemade chicken stock (don tsp substitute with broth), bacon, onion white, diced fine, russet potatoes, peeled and diced, sweet italian sausage, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, swiss chard or 1 bunch kale, cut into bite size pieces, cream or 2/3 cup half-and-half, water, ground aniseed, salt , depending on taste, red pepper flakes, black pepper

olive oil, spanish onions, chopped, carrots, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, red peppers, chopped, fresh tomatoes (this is an estimate, the true measurement is a gallon ziploc bag full or whatever fills my 8 quart), basil pesto (pureed basil and garlic with a little olive oil), chopped fresh sage, fresh thyme sprigs, oregano, bay leaves, tomato paste (i used homemade, made with garlic and bay leaves), kosher salt, ground black pepper, chicken stock or 1 quart vegetable stock

italian beans, drained, zucchini with italian-style tomato sauce, peas and carrots, diced tomatoes with basil oregano and garlic, chicken broth or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can beef broth

good olive oil, chopped shallots (2 large shallots), minced garlic (3 cloves), chicken stock, preferably homemade, frozen peas , such as bird s eye sweet garden, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, spanish serrano ham or italian prosciutto