Lentils and Snossies w/ Smashed Potatoes

I've become obsessive about the tomato roasting - I practically refuse to even eat a raw one now.

I cooked up a couple of local smoky Spanish chorizo snossies (to die for), in the oven - set aside to cool, then slice.

Get your spuds on for your smashed potatoes.

Roast a tray of tomatoes. Transfer them into a pot, add a small can of V-8 juice (I can't live without these), and some chicken stock. Add a can of lentils (week night dinner, no time to cook dried!), add your sliced snossies, season to taste, and some chopped fresh thyme and Italian parsley. Cook this mixture up to your liking texture wise.

Serve piled onto your smashed potatoes - this was so incredible, the sweetness from the tomatoes with the smoky goodness of the snossies made for one of the best dishes ever!

Roasted Tomato Soup

A fall bounty of harvest goodness from the garden!

Roast up a bunch of garden tomatoes. Saute onions and garlic until soft, add your tomatoes, season to taste, add some chopped fresh herbs, cook for a while. Blend slightly - you'll still want some texture. It tastes so rich and creamy, you'd swear there was added butter or whipping cream.