{"id":14009,"date":"2012-11-08T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T22:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=14009"},"modified":"2015-12-24T09:05:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T14:05:04","slug":"awesome-carrot-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=14009","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Carrot Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Yummy!! \u00a0And based on what I was told as a little girl about eating my carrots, I can already see better.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/11\/08\/awesome-carrot-soup\/img_3774\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14010\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14010\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3774-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3774-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3774-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">When I was thinking about a recipe for today&#8217;s post, I asked my friend Stephanie for suggestions. \u00a0She is a great cook with lots of tips, recipes, and good vibes. \u00a0I should mention that we were sweating it out in our 6 a.m. workout class when this conversation took place.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/11\/08\/awesome-carrot-soup\/img_3768\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14011\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14011\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3768-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3768-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3768-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">She suggested that I try a recipe she had prepared the night before and proceeded to give me the easy ingredients and directions for carrot soup. \u00a0This is all you need:<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">CARROT SOUP<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; 1 tablespoon olive oil<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; 1 tablespoon butter<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; 1 medium onion, finely chopped<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; 1\/2 teaspoon salt (If you use homemade stock, you might need less).<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; 1\/4 teaspoon pepper<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; 1 pound carrots, cut into 1-ince pieces<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; 2 14-ounce cans chicken broth<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0&#8211; Water (I like a thick soup, so I omitted it).<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">DIRECTIONS<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Heat olive oil and butter in a medium-sized pot. \u00a0Add the chopped onion and saute till it is tender. \u00a0Add the carrots and broth. \u00a0Simmer till the carrots are tender. \u00a0At this point, Stephanie added water. \u00a0Blend in a blender, food processor, or with an immersion blender (that&#8217;s what I used).<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">I topped it with some fresh thyme. \u00a0The only downer is that I didn&#8217;t have a slice of my homemade bread \u00a0to go with it.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/11\/08\/awesome-carrot-soup\/img_3775\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14012\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14012\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3775-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3775-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_3775-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">I can&#8217;t guarantee that this will help your eyesight, but the world is looking a whole lot brighter to me. \u00a0Just sayin&#8217;. \u00a0Thanks, Stephanie.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yummy!! \u00a0And based on what I was told as a little girl about eating my carrots, I can already see better. &nbsp; 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