Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 can of tomato sauce
• 1 can of Hunts spaghetti sauce (garlic and herb)
• 1 package of frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 package of frozen okra and tomatoes
• cabbage to taste
• salt and pepper

Preparation:

 To start off your vegetable soup you need to gather all of of the ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef, 1 can of tomato sauce, 1 can of Hunts spaghetti sauce (garlic and herb), 1 packages of frozen mixed vegetables, 1 package of frozen okra and tomatoes, also cabbage, salt, and pepper for taste.

My mom always said food was good for the soul.

"Mama, why do we eat food?"

"Because child, food is good for the soul, and it can always make your day better."

My mother's vegetable soup is especially delicious and great for the soul. I always love when she cooks the soup, especially on cold nights. I always love sitting on the couch bundled up on cold nights smelling the aroma that fills the house. It is always such a pleasant smell when all the ingredients start coming together. But to actually smell the soup you need to make it.

First, you need to cook the ground beef until it is fully done. Next, you need to add all the ingredients into a large pot with enough water to let the vegetables cook. The vegetables should take about 1 hour to cook.

In the kitchen while everything is coming to a boil is fantastic. Walking by the pot of soup and feeling the warm steam hit your face is like stepping into a sauna. It makes you want to stand there forever just to feel the heat and smell all of the different smells. Well until it is done that is.

When everything is fully cooked, take the soup off of the heat and serve.

Now is the best thing about my mom cooking the soup, eating it! It is always great to get a big bowl out of the cabinet and pour the steaming, hot soup into it. When feeling the heat of the soup burning my tongue, in a good way that is, and tasting all the different flavors, it is like I went to Heaven. The soup its self if heavenly. Mama always said food is good for the soul, so this heavenly soup must be extremely good. Though, you will never know until you try it.