Easy and delicious tomato soup

Why make tomato soup from a can when it's so much better with the homemade version? :)

RECIPE

1 large chopped onion
2 cans of chopped, peeled tomatoes
3-4 large tbsp tomato paste
2 large shredded carrots 
1 cube or 2 tbsp vegetable broth (powder)
1 dl vegan cream or soy milk 
Salt, pepper

Make macaroni if you want it in the soup (I use whole wheat macaroni).
Fry the onion in oil, don't burn it. Pour over the cans of tomatoes. Fill up one of the empty cans with water and add it to the saucepan. Add tomato paste, carrots, broth, salt and pepper and let it simmer for 20 minutes. You can also add a drop or two of Liquid Smoke if you want.
Blend the soup smooth and add the cream/milk and salt & pepper. Add other spices if you want.

Serve hot with macaroni and some good bread, for instance spicy focaccia.

Red lentil soup

This soup is thick and delicious. I especially enjoy it on cold winters days.

RECIPE
1 large chopped onion
3 cloves of garlic, shredded
1 stick of cellery, sliced
3 large carrots, shredded or in small pieces
300 grams red lentils, raw
1 cab of peeled, chopped tomatoes
2cubes of vegetable broth
3 dl water
Spices of you choice. I use cumin, salt, pepper, chiliflakes, nutmeg and parley

Fry the vegetables a bit, don't burn them. Add water, lentils, tomatoes, spices and the vegetable broth - cubes. Let it simmer for a while, and add more water if needed. Let the soup simmer for about half an hour, and be careful that it does not bboil dry, since the lentils get bigger when they are cooked. You probably have to add 2-3 dl water.

Serve smoking hot in deep bowls, maybe with some delicious No Knead Focaccias.