Carrot-mushroom soup

Cover bottom of pot with oil and then some

Add chopped onion and two chopped potatoes

Sauté, stirring to keep them from burning

Wash and trim shitake mushrooms

Reserve a handful and chop the rest. Add chopped m’rooms to pot

When it starts to smell good, add a cup or two of water and 4 – 6 large carrots, cut in smallish pieces. Add several grinds of cracked pepper

Slice and lightly sauté the reserved mushrooms

Grate two largeish pieces of ginger in the food processor; add the vegetables when they have cooked to medium tenderness. Blend it all, adding soup liquid as necessary to get it to blend.

Return to heat; add reserved mushrooms and a good handful of cilantro

Serve

It’s good