On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 22:47:18 -0500, Doris Night
> wrote:

>On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:08:51 -0500, Cheryl >
>wrote:
>
>>On 2/1/2016 11:28 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>>> My 84-year-old MIL is having problems eating. She just doesn't want to
>>> eat. She has some heart problems, plus she has a really bad cold she's
>>> having a hard time shaking. She's been seen to by her doctors, so
>>> please don't suggest that she get medical help.
>>>
>>> I've been cooking soup and taking it to her every couple of days, and
>>> it seems like that's all she is eating. So far, we've done squash
>>> soup, broccoli and cheddar, and Italian Tuscan bean soup. Tonight I
>>> made a pot of leek and potato soup, and we'll be taking that to her
>>> tomorrow. I'll probably do some kind of chicken noodle soup in the
>>> next few days.
>>>
>>> Anyway, does anyone have any other soup suggestions? I don't want
>>> anything too lumpy, or anything spicy.
>>>
>>> All ideas will be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Doris
>>>
>>Sorry to hear about your MIL. I just made some delicious and smooth
>>roasted cauliflower soup. It is mixed with an immersion blender to the
>>texture desired. I don't have an actual recipe but the cauliflower is
>>roasted with a couple of potatoes and cloves of garlic. Then into a pot
>>to simmer in chicken broth. Blend it with the immersion blender, add up
>>milk or cream, some cheese if desired and serve. Very hearty comfort food.
>
>Thank you. That sounds really good. I've made chicken noodle today,
>and I'll probably make a cauliflower soup something like that in the
>next couple of days.
>
>One of the issues I'm running into is that my husband and I have to be
>eating these soups as well. I can't just make two servings at a time -
>I need to make a decent-size pot, and we eat it ourselves for a couple
>of days. So it has to be something that we would like as well.
>
>Doris

When I make soup I make quite a quantity and then freeze it in serving
sizes - makes handy lunches. I use those 750ml yogurt containers
because they stack well.