“If you cook it, it will thicken,” said the voice in the middle of the night. I shot up in bed, panicking, reaching for the light. “Cook what?? What will thicken??” I cried out!  “Soup!” the voice replied. “That’s what you do, isn’t it? I mean, do you really think I’d reach out to you to cook some sort of casserole, Soupergirl?” OK, he had a good point. “What will thicken? Please, guide me, Freaky Voice of the Night!” I begged. “A tomato and butternut squash soup. The butternut squash’s light sweetness perfectly balances out the acidity of the tomatoes. Plus, the squash makes the soup thicker and creamier than plain tomato soup. And don’t get me started on the mega doses of Vitamin A and Vitamin C your customers will get with this soup. Yowlee!” the voice replied. “Did you seriously just say yowlee?” I asked. He was quiet for a few minutes. “Are you giving me the silent treatment? Seriously?” I asked. He told me he didn’t appreciate my attitude. I pointed out that he made a rather rude casserole comment when he first woke me up. We agreed that we were even, and I said I’d make the soup the next day. Oh, and it turns out his name isn’t Freaky Voice of the Night – it’s Herb.

Ingredients (in no particular order): tomatoes, butternut squash, basil, parsley, carrot, celery, garlic, sherry, balsamic vinegar, onion, canola oil, salt, pepper, homemade vegetable stock goodness

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