This soup is so pretty you are going to want to dress it up in a little tutu and dance with it around your living room. The colorful seasonal vegetables practically jump out of the bowl of hearty red lentils. They look so perfect you almost think they are doing a synchronized swimming routine. You’ll think to yourself – hey, didn’t I see you guys on ESPN 7 – All Synchronized Swimming All The Time? This soup will also help you stay in swimsuit shape, with its vitamins, nutrients, and fiber. But as always, we don’t think you’ll notice this soup is so gosh darn healthy. You’ll just feel warm and cozy after eating it on a cold autumn night. And don’t be embarrassed to write down “take ballet lessons” on your to-do list. Good for you! Taking on a new hobby! Oh, and if you do dress the soup up in a tutu, please take a picture and e-mail it to me. I’d like to see that!

Spanish Smurf was always so misunderstood. While all the other smurfs liked to eat blue Smurf soup, Spanish Smurf was always creating wild and hearty concoctions. Plus he thought it was strange to use blue food coloring in soup. He just didn’t think that his food had to match his skin tone. Anyway, the exotic aromas coming from his house always scared the other smurfs. One day, Gargamel the evil human was strolling by the village when he smelled Spanish Smurf’s soup. “What is that fabulous food you are cooking?” he demanded to know! Spanish Smurf suddenly felt understood. So what if Gargamel was a human and wasn’t blue? So what if he always tried to wipe out their village? Here was someone who appreciated his soup! So he invited him in for a bowl. “This soup is genius! I mean – so many wonderful spices! So hearty. Butternut Squash! Chickpeas! Paprika! Cinnamon! What a lovely soup to help usher in the fall. Bravo, Spanish Smurf.” Spanish Smurf thanked Gargamel. Then they went on a hike to look at the foliage.