Use about 1 cup (5 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes, along with 2 tablespoons plain olive oil instead of ... Want cream of tomato soup? Stir in 1/2 to 1 cup heavy cream when you pull the soup off ...

However, imbuing oil with the essence of other ingredients can quickly make the soup taste like an entirely different dish.

The idea for this Triple Tomato Soup came to me while I was (a) on vacation and studiously trying (and failing) to avoid anything work-related, and (b) studiously trying (and failing) to fall asleep.

Use about 1 cup (5 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes, along with 2 tablespoons plain olive oil instead of the oil from the jar. Don’t like fennel? >> Leave it out. Dried oregano >> dried basil. Yellow onion ...