M... Meatless Monday!
I have another meatless Monday meal for you! It is an oldie but a goodie. I have developed a mild obsession with learning to cook classics that every mom should know how to make. I hope someday that Avery will say "my mom made the best XX". I recently made tomato sauce and meatballs for the first time. I am still working on a few other "classics", but today is the true comfort food.... tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches. Now, I should say that I typically don't love tomato soup... I particularly don't love canned tomato soup. Ingredients: 1 cup onion, diced ½ cup carrot, peeled and diced ½ cup celery, diced ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 6-ounce can tomato paste 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 4 cups chicken broth ½ tablesoon dried dill ½ tablespoon dried basil 1 ½ teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup heavy whipping cream ¼ cup cognac brandy 1 garlic clove, minced fresh ground pepper to taste (1) In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over m...