Soup Sunday- Cream of Tomato Soup

 

Today's recipe is one you can make any time of the year. You can use fresh tomatoes from the garden, or canned ones like I did.  If using fresh tomatoes be sure to cook until the tomatoes are cooked and soft.

You can also change the taste by the spices you use. I used chili powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper for a Mexican flavor. If you want an Italian taste, use oregano and basil.  Just get creative. I think this soup would also taste great with some shrimp or crab added.  

Ingredients:

4 cups Tomatoes (Fresh, Canned, Whole, or Diced)
2 cups V8 Juice  ( or tomato juice and celery stalk)
1 Diced Onions
3 tablespoons Real Butter
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons Flour
½ teaspoon Garlic
½ teaspoon Basil
1 ½ tablespoons Sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
Pinch Red Pepper (Adjust all spices to taste)

Sauté onion, garlic, spices, and pepper in butter, add the flour to make a roux. Brown the flour slightly. Just cook for a minute. This gets rid of the flour taste. Add in the juice and mix to dissolve the roux. Add tomatoes.  Simmer for 20 minutes. May take longer if using fresh tomatoes.  Remove from heat and puree. A stick blender is the best way to do this. Return to the heat and simmer. Add sugar. Add the cream. Stir in to mix well. Do not boil once the cream and sugar have been added.

This soup is great with grilled cheese. Makes 6 servings

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

 

Chris is a triathlete Nordic skier and long-distance runner. She is a three-time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

 

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015i, Cozumel in 2016, and Denmark in 2018. In 2018 finishing 5^th in the 60 to 64 age group.

 

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2^nd in her age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team USA for the World Championship.

 

In 2020 she was named a National Ski Patrol Subaru Ambassador and a USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador.

 

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

 

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” which details her experience as a CMT-affected athlete, and the book “Soup Sundays, A Journey Toward Healthy Eating”.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

 

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

 

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and find a cure for CMT currently has 247 athletes in 42 states. We also have members in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Vietnam, Iran, Scotland, France, Turkey, Poland, Norway, Mexico, Wales, Ireland and Sweden!. If you wish to join us visit our website; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

 

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

 

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance, and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

 

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammertoes are common.

 

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

 

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties, and hearing loss.

 

 

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