Cauliflower, Potato, and Apple Soup

A lot of things have been changing, it must be that season of life. Not only are the leaves changing, the air is cooler, and the days are getting shorter, but my husband's work has taken a turn - for the good. The hard challenges that we have faced is the past year or so are almost over, but his new career means a lot of traveling. It will be good for our family just like how the changing of the seasons are good for our world. It won't be easy, but this is a time that God has called us to and we will rejoice and be glad in it. Sometimes that is easier said then done. Some hate the coming snow, others relish in it like my daughter does.

I sure can learn alot from my daughter, she is one of the few that can see the beauty in every season. Summer is perfect for swimming and playing outside, fall is best for playing in leaves and coloring on pumpkins, winter is best for snow angels and sledding, spring is fun to explore nature waking up from it's cold sleep, and that brings us back to summer. I prefer fall or spring, those are my favorite seasons. I'm not sure why. I think it might because I love the the drastic change that from the seasons before.  As much as this new season in our lives may not be my favorite it will own new doors and opportunities that our family may not experience otherwise. God's timing is perfect and he knows our hearts desires best and his way often not only brings about our hearts desires, but it brings them about in a way that our own imaginations couldn't possibly fathom. It may not be the way we would do things, but our God is the God above all and he sees things in a way we can't. So it may not be my idea, but God's ideas never fail unlike ours.

Speaking of different ways of doing things, this recipe was inspired by potato soup. I love potato soup, so simple and you can top it with so many wonderful things from chopped ham to salsa. This recipe you can top it in the same fun way as a potato soup, but it has some hidden nutrition. I hope you like this soup as we have. It also freezes well and keeps for a while.

Cauliflower, Potato and Apple soup
5-7 medium potatoes peeled and chopped to be the same size
2 heads of cauliflower chopped
2 apples peeled and chopped, I used golden delicious
1/2 box of low sodium veggie broth
2+ cups of water
squeeze of a lemon
1 Ts parsley
1 Ts chopped onion
1 Ts fennel seeds
1/4 ts nutmeg
1/2 ts ground ginger
1 stick butter
cream or milk ( I used hemp) to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Add potatoes to pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and continue cooking till they are slightly soft. Add broth and cauliflower at this point and add more water if you need to, to cover veggies. Bring to low boil. Add lemon, parsley, onion, fennel, nutmeg, ginger, salt and pepper at this time. Once cauliflower is tender and the potatoes are very tender add apples and lower the heat to a simmer. Let it simmer for 20 to 30 mins. with the lid on. 

Take the soup off the heat and blend until smooth in a blender. Add back to the pot and put it on low heat and add butter and cream. Serve. This makes a lot, enough for freezing.