Great soup base.

And compassion
And then potatoes

Without that, it's not really soup.

N/T

And a pinch of red chili flakes

Not to be critical, just my personal preference.

Three mushroom caps and one drop per bowl?

But NO Marijuana. That read in GD that the stuff is bad for you...

But I'm not from Springfield so what do I know?

My grandmother used to make oxtail stew. The bones cost a fortune now.

Rosemary the symbol of remembrance

Expensive, you say? Not necessarily. When I tended bar for a brief time at our local country club, one of our biggest days was the Superbowl party. The head chef would always order slabs of Filet for the kitchen, than cut them for the dining room. There is a small piece of meat the runs lengthwise along the slab. He woud remove this and throw it in the freezer. It was slightly larger than a good sized thumb. He would save these and cut them into small medallions for the beef stew he made on this day. Best beef stew ever.

These are versatile additions to many dishes. We like to add a can to Swanson Chicken Ala King and serve over a bag of 90-second rice. A great meal in about 5 minutes: and that includes the time to set up the TV trays.

Very diced red onions
Beefsteak tomatos
Soup spices
PEAS..frozen

I LOVE those things!

My former MIL saved it in a can on the stove and added it to everything.

Stone Soup was one of my favorite childhood books. The illustrations were charming.

At the last period of the day we would have our stone soup and eat with crackers. Usually did this in January. I would have a Souper Bowl day where we asked all students to bring in can of soup and I would box and take to the food bank in the basement. that was years ago, no it is more popular. Kids would tell me I spelled Souper Bowl wrong It should be Super BowL Wild rice it is.