I happen to love homemade soup! There’s nothing like a great bowl of soup for lunch. Every time I buy canned soup I’m always disappointed! So I enjoy making a big pot of soup on Sunday, and eating it throughout the week.

I’m one of these creative’s in the kitchen so homemade soup is more of trial and error than a recipe. My husband says I should be on the TV show Chopped! Often I’ll take something that I’ve tried before and play around and turn it into my “own thing”. As I do with so many of my soups, asking for a recipe is hard, but I can tell you what’s in them! I love making carrot soup, tomato soup, kale soup,  even a great cabbage soup! I use lots of veggies from my garden!

People often ask me for recipes but I just don’t have one since I make it up as I go. They key to great homemade soup? Allowing the flavors to develop. Start with your base flavors: onions, garlic, curry, whatever the spices are that your choosing and let them sauté and soften first. Then add a next layer of flavor: carrots, or tomatoes for example. If you allow the flavors to build first before you add your broth you’ll have a better soup down the road!

Do you have a favorite homemade soup you like to make?

Ann M. Evanston is a “Chief Breakthrough Officer” teaching other Business Warriors how to slow down, and find the most unique part of their business that makes them stand out among the crowd. She has been named one of the top marketing consultants by About.com, is a guest blogger for Showcasing Women and takes pride in moving you from “blah, blah, blah” to “BOOM, BOOM. BOOM!”