My “Holy Cow that Soup Dinner is at 5:30 not 6 pm – 15 Minute Cream of Tomato Soup” Recipe:

1. Open Joy of Cooking. Read the simple steps of making fresh tomato soup (chop, saute onions, simmer tomatoes for 25 minutes, puree).

2. Close Joy of Cooking (but keep it on the counter for encouragement).

3. Open pantry. Find 2 cans of condensed tomato soup, one big can of crushed tomatoes with basil, and 3 cans of diced tomatoes with garlic and onion.

4. Dump soup and crushed tomatoes in large saucepan. Add 2 or 3 cans of milk. Turn heat to high. Stir.

5. Dig out food processor. Puree diced tomatoes until they look good. Add to saucepan. Stir. When hot, put in pre-heated crockpot. Serve with Ritz Crackers with Roasted Vegetables.

Warning: be careful not to walk away to put shoes on your three year old lest the soup boil and burn.

Serves: not enough. There were no leftovers.