I just have to pass this along. I made the best "cream" of tomato soup! 2 cans of peeled chopped tomatoes 3 squash and/or zucchini maybe a cup of cauliflower. tsp. dry basil (I measure in my palm so maybe more or less.) tsp black pepper sprinkling onion powder sprinkling garlic powder 1/3 cup olive oil Chop and steam the squash, zucchini and cauliflower. Add the cans of tomato in a big bowl. Add the dry ingredients and maybe an extra 1/2 cup of water. Use your hand blender to the consistency you like. I didn't totally puree it. There were still tiny chunks. Add the olive oil and simmer for a few minutes on the stove or the mic. I've found 10 minutes for this volume in the mic on half power is the easiest. It might need another little blast from the handblender when it's hot enough. I was thrilled with the beautiful salmon color, too - just like real cream of tomato.