Hi friends! I hope you all had a blessed Christmas because the Harts sure did. I am busy catching up with things back to work today and didn't want to leave ya hanging so enjoy this recipe for La Madeline's delicious tomato basil soup to keep you warm. (us on Christmas even, yep Jon is in shorts!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Have you ever eaten at La Madeline?? If not...go right now!! It is an adorable little French cafe/bistro and I am pretty sure they are all over the US. One of my favorite things to get there is their tomato basil soup so you can imagine how I pretty much died when I found the recipe here. I am a stickler for straight from the can Campbell's tomato soup but nothing beats the real thing. Ingredients 2 (28oz) cans diced tomatoes 2 tsp dried basil (or 12 fresh basil leaves) 1 stick butter, unsalted 3/4 cup whipping cream Salt, pepper, garlic salt to taste (the elephants are our salt and pepper) 1. Simmer the tomatoes (undrained) for 30 minutes in a deep saucepan or pot 2. Add the basil and puree in small batches in a food processor 3. Return to the pot and add the butter, cream and salt/pepper/garlic and stir over low heat until fully blended 4. You should probably serve your soup with none other than GRILLED CHEESE! yummy