Cream of Broccoli Soup

Even in the hot summer months, I still go for soup in a big way! It's that comforting feeling I get when I put my spoon into it that makes me think of being home with my mother. We would have mother/daughter talks over a good cup of soup and I always felt safe. Even though my mom's been gone for awhile, I still can draw on all those lovely memories of her.

Mom loved greens, all of them too - broccoli, cabbage, turnip, green beans, you name it! But as I was growing up to get me to eat broccoli, I had to have melted cheese over it. I began to like it more when I got older and I learned as with most veggies if I well seasoned them, I liked them more like with corn, carrots (didn't really like these when I was little either). I use fresh and dry herbs and even lemon pepper when I cook them, in fact I try to keep these around the kitchen all the time! The lemony taste in the pepper just gives the soup that added flavor.