of  the same    spice   you used    earlier in  step    4   can be  a   good

way to  boost   flavor.

I think of the garnish as a final step to layer flavor and/or
texture into the bowl.

Step 9: Rinse and Repeat
Once you’ve got these eight basic steps down, you’ve got
what it takes to start creating any number of creamy soups,
combining any flavors you like. I’m not promising that
every single combination of vegetables and aromatics will
work out, but use this guide as a blueprint and you’re well
on your way to building the soup of your dreams. We all
dream about soup, right?

BOOM GOES THE BLENDER

Here’s a scenario that happened to me just last

week:   I   was making  a   batch   of  tomato  soup    for my

wife    (who    can’t   get enough  of  the stuff), and I’d just

dumped  the hot tomato  mixture into    the blender.    As

I   reached for the On  button, a   tiny    voice   in  the back

of   my  mind    said    to  me,    All  of  this    has     happened

before, and all of  it  will    happen  again.  Ask yourself

this    question:   “Would  an  idiot   do  this?”  If  the answer

is  “yes,”  then    do  not do  this    thing.  Of  course, I   went