Poor Man's Soup

I threw some ingredients together to make soup today. I find that whenever I buy a red cabbage, it just keeps on going. Instead of making borscht eight times, I decided to try something a little different with more *cabbage.

Cabbage is inexspensive, as are most of the other ingredients, hence the name "Poor Man's Soup". I might also have called it "I'm not working right now soup", "Someone please call me to be your supply teacher soup", "Flatulence Causing Soup", or "Soup Your Russian Grandmother Would Love".

- 3tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 4-5 cloves garlic, chopped

- 1 litre V8 (or 2 cans tomatoes)
- 1 litre water
- 2-3 potatoes, cubed
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1/2 head of red cabbage, chopped

- 3 bay leaves
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- sea salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- pinch of chile

1. Heat oil on medium. Add oinions & garlic. Cook until soft.
2. Add liquids and the rest of the vegetables. Stir in the spices.
3. Bring to a boil. Lower to simmering. Cook about 1-1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

EAT and enjoy. This is definitely the kind of soup a European grandma would make. And teachers who sit around waiting for schools to call. But not me, of course...

*After one big batch of this soup, and another of borscht, I still have about 1/3 of a cabbage left. What's a girl to do?