Farmhouse Vegetable Soup

The “farmhouse” part of the title has become inseparable from “vegetable soup,” but it does conjure up images of a hearty pot of wholesome soup on the back of the range in a farm kitchen. Farmhouse vegetable soup also tends to be mostly puréed, with just a few chunks of visible vegetable left floating. And it’s often enriched with a dash of heavy cream, but it’s no problem to leave that out. I love this simple soup with crunchy, freshly made croutons floating on the surface. They only take