Every Monday night used to be soup night in my house. My mother would make some kind of soup - chicken, vegetable or bean, it always had an Italian flair to it! My mom was a wonderful cook and I am glad I am sort of following in her footsteps. I make chicken soup a lot, but tonight I made an "Italian" vegetable soup. This one is anything you have on hand and then some! I started with carrots, onion and potatoes. Cooked them in a little water. Added vegetable stock and chicken stock to them. Brought it to a boil and cut up a zucchini and added cut up cabbage. Last opened up a can of chopped tomatoes. Let it boil until all the veggies are tender. I tasted it and something was missing. I added oregano, garlic, salt and pepper. Nope, still not the best. Well, I found some Worcestershire sauce in my cabinet. First added a few drops....nothing changed. Then added about 1/4 cup to the soup and wow, it now had a great flavor. I let it cook a little more and served it to my husband. It was quite a different taste, but a very good taste. I will definitely do it again for vegetable soup! Of course soup wouldn't be complete with out a shake or two of parmesan cheese. Enjoy....
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