An Old-Time Favorite

I've decided that soup is the way to go.
I am not someone who cooks things from complicated recipes producing dishes so lovely that one is reluctant to eat them and thereby destroy a masterpiece.
No, dear reader, I am more a meat and potatoes kind of guy. I like my food basic so lasagna, meat loaf, roasted chicken and spaghetti are high on my list of meals to prepare. But the first cold snap rolled in the other day and I thought it a nice day for soup.
I'm not a fan of canned soup though it will do when I need something quick. I prefer soup that is thick and gives you a meal in a bowl and yet you can eat two bowls and not feel particularly guilty; beef vegetable seemed to fit that description.
I picked up the ingredients, cut and diced everything then pitched it all into a pot and let them cook. My oh my was that good. It filled the house with the most pleasant scent, the kind that says welcome as soon as you come in from the cold outside at days end.
Next week: chicken. I can hardly wait.