Glad I’m not the only one who thinks the “white foods are bad for you” idea is totally silly! 
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We’ve had an icky cold front this past week.
20s to 30s all darn day. I dunno where the myth comes from that Texas winters are warm. Maybe in Austin… but then again, I heard that even they got some snow this week!
Weather it be cold or warm, one can always count on soup.
(And yes, I’m aware of the spelling error in that sentence.)
“Magic Soup” isn’t so much a recipe as a technique.
In fact, I’m betting a lot of you already make magic soup and just call it something else. I call it “magic soup” because it is quick and easy, and it transforms one dish into something totally different—like magic! (The photo above is cauliflower magic soup)
Have you ever made a recipe yielding so many leftovers that, by the fifth day of eating it, you were screaming, “I don’t want to look at this recipe ever again!”? Then enter Magic Soup 
All you have to do is throw your leftovers—be it a stir fry, casserole, curry, or whatever—into a bowl or blender with some liquid (broth, milk, water) and pulverize to make a creamy soup. (You can leave some of the leftovers un-pulverized for a chunkier soup.)
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Magically, your boring leftovers have morphed into something totally new and exciting.
Samantha Stevens would be proud.
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One of my favorite things to turn into Magic Soup is Fall’s Favorite Curry.
(Above, Fall’s Favorite Curry with raw spinach, raw walnuts and a squishy little Love Muffin)
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Or leftover Pepperonata veggies
Creamy Pepperonata magic soup with a peach, roasted purple cauliflower, and a Rudi’s English Muffin. Oh yeah, and chocolate 
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My other favorite recipe to make into Magic Soup is Red Pepper Magic Soup.
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Question of the Day:
What would be (or what is) your ideal meal to Magic Soup-ify?
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It is so cold here today – in the 20s! I could really go for some soup.
We’ve got a dusting of snow right now, but it is in Ohio..lol!!
Enjoy!
it snowed in houston too (but it was still in the upper 40s) and now it’s back into the 60s.
love texas!
It snowed this weekend! Brrr.
Love the magic soup notion — as you know, I’m all about preparation methods, rather than recipes!
Love your magical soup creations! They look so hearty, warm and wholesome
I love potatoes, so some kind of cheesy potato magical soup would be my first pick !
Have a lovely day!
~Lexi
I don’t think I’ve ever soupified anything before, but I’m willing to give it a try. The possibilities are endless!
I just tried that same Vigor dark chocolate this weekend – yum!!
I made soup last night because it was so cold here (in NH). I’m actually shocked that it’s that cold in Texas!
Once the snow comes, I eat soup like its my job. So nommy and so many different flavahs.
And that curry? gasm.
Just had to comment on the Austin crack.
First, they just got flurries, no real snow. After having lived myself in Austin for 17 years, I know that it can get cold in TX in the winter. But here’s the difference (varies depending on where you live, of course): the cold doesn’t stay around long.
We moved back to NY (close to where I grew up) 6 months ago. I guarantee you the winters here are a little harder! But the summers in Austin were brutal (I still loved living there, and miss it).
20-30 degrees? Your morning runs must be chilly! That’s the perfect excuse, not that one is needed, to make any veggie into soup. Red peppers are one of my favorite things to soupify be it roasted, sauteed or even raw peppers. Dinner for tonight is now planned : ) Stay warm!
It’s in the 30′s in DC….
My magic soup would be creamy and cheesy… oh, and healthy too…. that’s why it magical
Lots of snow here now – guess the world is back to normal
I would bet that green bean casserole and stuffing leftovers would make an awesome magic soup, but I almost love them too much as leftovers to ever get sick of them! This is a cool idea though Katie – I would never have thought of it.
Great idea! Definently a good way to give old leftovers some new life! Not to mention soup is just abut the perfect food right with all this cold weather. Nice and warm!
No snow here…although on Saturday the rain turned to slush rain for a few minutes and I thought we were going to get snow! I was very excited until it turned back to super cold rain again…
I generally make soups, so I don’t have leftovers to soupify! But I might be soupifying my creamy potatoed vegetables if they make it past Tuesday…
ever since the weather has dropped under 40 degrees I have been eating my weight in soup.. it makes me happy
almost as much as you do 
love ya!
p.s. you’re SOUPer! ah, I hate myself.
Blended soups are some of my favourite!! Blended potato broccoli soup is worth its weight in precious stones in our house. I’ll have to try your blended leftovers idea – sounds interesting,
It’s -40 here now (with the wind) so it will be steamy soup for supper all week.
Such a creative post again
. And you have such great pics and ideas. Love the throw to Bewitched…have not seen that show in ages. And those are the best kind of shows 
It is raining here in California, which is wonderful because we need it so much.
Katie that curry looks so amazing!
hmm…i’m envisioning like mexican food ideas…maybe enchilada?? nom
♥ lindsey
Still need to make my banana hammock. Need to buy bananas. All of ours are frozen.
It does get cold in Austin. I’ve ran a half marathon down there twice. February 2003 and February 2005 or 2006. Can’t remember, but for both races, it was in the 30′s. BRRRR.
I need to eat more soup. So easy in the Vita-Mix.
My ideal meal to soup-ify? Roasted kabocha.
Ok CCK, I have a challenge for you. I already made a soupified meal – of veggie and beans, it’s like a hummus puree – and now I have too much leftovers of THAT! Haha, and I’m trying to recreate the soup into something else since I’m sick of it. Let me know if you have any bright ideas
you’re going to be a great mom someday katie–your fun names make everything seem better
i LOVE soup
so easy–and like you said–throw anything in pot and let it go and it usually turns out pretty good
your purple cauliflower is so pretty–not seen the likes of it here in the midwest
we have a blizzard on the way so i’m ready for tomorrow’s soup recipe!
Yum! I love, love, love soup…in fact, I’m having leftover pumpkin soup for dinner.
I love the magic soup idea! I’ve done that essential soup with potato leek and broccoli, but it’s always been on purpose and not because I had crazy leftovers. I will totally have to remember that. I bet some stir fry with miso broth would be excellent!
What a great idea! I have some leftover vegetable curry in the freezer that is going to be turned into a supper warming winter soup! Speaking of warming, I could use some. I’m in Alberta, Canada and we got over a foot of snow in 24 hours this weekend and it’s -20 celcius (yes, that’s a minus). Yuck!!! Anyways, your post comes at a perfect time since I’ve been on a soup kick since this cold got here. Thanks
That’s a beautiful pun, Katie.
This is a very economical idea! And a relief for our tastebuds, phew.
For Magic Soupifying, I think I would blend tomatoes + sweet potatoes or winter squash. We have too many of those.
Great idea!
I think potato and pea magic soup. That sounds kinda odd, but I think it’d be tasty!!
I love leftovers!! Well, leftovers from yummy meals
I agree- ALL whole white foods=bad is WRONG.
<3 jess
xoxo
This is such a good idea! We had our first snow up in Boston and I’m craving nice, warming soups like mad.
Pretty much all I eat these days is soup, since it is so cold!!
Oh, and I made some chocolate pudding a la CCV today; I’ll send you a photo! Chocolate peanut butter banana pudding. May have to go make some more!
I don’t think I have ever Magic Soup-ified anything! Wow… that’s something to think about…
I am not much of a soup person though have made a really good oatmeal and broccoli soup a few years ago and loved it! I am all about being creative with recipes! Your soups looks yummy!
I often make “magic soup” with all the leftovers in the veggie drawer – just steam and food process. It’s like baby food – which is my favorite thing in the cold months, so comforting!
Yes, we got snow in Austin, for about 10 minutes. It was melting before it hit the ground. But it has been pretty cold here too!! We’ve been eating more soup than normal.
entry for the food scale!
Katie, that curried magic soup looks to die for! I love blending my leftovers with coconut milk to add creaminess. My latest magic soup was made with leftover pizza toppings: marinara, mushrooms, cauliflower, peppers, onions, and garlic. It was really good, though I would’ve added leftover beans if they were around. Have a great day!
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