Tricia'S Soup

• 3-4 tspn Olive oil
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 2 cups sweet potato or winter squash
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 11/2 cup chopped tomatoes
• 3/4 cup chopped sweet pepper
• 1 1/2 cup cooked chickpea
• 2 cups vegetable stock or water
• 1 bag frozen veggies like peas
• 2tspn paprika
• 1tspn turmeric
• 1tspn basil
• 1tspn salt
• Dash cinnamon
• Dash cayenne
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tspn tamari (soy sauce fine)

1. Saute onion, garlic, celery, and sweet potato in oil for 5 minutes. Add the seasoning EXCEPT tamari. Add water. Simmer covered for 5 minutes. Add remaining vegetables and chickpeas. Simmer another 10 minutes or so until all veggies are cooked the way you like them.
2. The veggies used are very flexible. Orange veggies can be combined w green ones, e.g., peas or green peas unstead of peppers. Carrots can be used instead or in addition to squash/sweet potatoes.

olive oil, onion, garlic, sweet potato, celery, tomatoes, sweet pepper, chickpea, vegetable stock, frozen veggies like peas, paprika, turmeric, basil, salt, cinnamon, cayenne, bay leaf, soy sauce

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/tricias-soup-53013871 (may not work)