>> >> Would anyone have some simple combinations of food from which to blend
>> >> to
>> >> make soups please. Nothing too complicated or labour intensive since,
>> >> i'm a
>> >> simple soul. Thanks.
>>
>> > 1 part veg or meat broth, 1 part milk or cream, and 1 part steamed
>> > vegetable of choice. Broccoli is nice. Mushrooms work well. So does
>> > spinach, pumpkin, tomato, corn, squash, asparagus, bell pepper,
>> > potatoes,
>> > and probably a bunch more.
>> >
>> > I like to add a pinch of thyme, parsley, and sometimes garlic to the
>> > mix.
>>
>> This sounds like one of those soups where V8 might be nice.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Indeed. :-)
>
> I personally prefer to use a wand blender for soups tho'. The cleanup is
> faster and easier.


I picked up a cheap stick blender for that reason. Cleanup is 5x faster.