I recently read that people who eat soup on a daily basis live longer than those who don't. To me it is a reasonable assumption. I grew up in a family where soup was always the first course at dinner year round. In the summer we had cold fruit soups and in the winter lots of beans, grains and vegetables. Eating soup means that you are getting those extra servings of vegetables and nutrients that are so important for all of us.

For this carrot ginger soup I used some carrots that were still growing in my garden. They were still good, but early carrots have a much sweeter flavor, so I added a tablespoon of maple syrup to the soup.