Food, glorious food.

recipe from barefoot contessa

3 T good olive oil

1.5 cups chopped red onion

2 carrots, unpeeled and chopped

1 T minced garlic

4 lbs. tomatoes, coarsely chopped

1.5 t sugar

1 T tomato paste

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

3 cups chicken stock

1 T kosher salt

2 t freshly ground black pepper

3/4 c heavy cream (yes, please)

heat oil in large pot over medium low, add onions and carrots and saute for 10 minutes until tender.  add garlic and cook for 1 minute.  add tomatoes, sugar, tomato paste, basil, chicken stock, salt, and pepper, and stir well.  bring soup to a boil and lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes, until tomatoes are very tender.  add cream to the soup and process through food mill (i don't do this, i just put it in a blender and the skins and seeds are pureed) discarding dry pulp that's left behind.