Adzuki Soup for a Soupy Day

Since we're stuck at home for the duration of this winter storm, I decided to whip up a nice hearty soup.  I had some adzuki beans in the pantry - so I looked up a recipe (and followed it, sortof).

Here are the basics -

Other ingredients were spices, soy sauce and strangely - lemon juice!  I added some red potatoes and a can of soy beans when the adzuki beans didn't plump up and add alot of texture.  

The recipe indicated that you could serve as-is or puree it.  I decided to do some of both. 

 So I blended about 1/2 of it and added the smooth soup back to the pot.

Finished soup and yummy cornbread.

Ready to eat!

More kitty pictures!!

And a shot of the front yard - no snow to speak of - just about an inch of sleet!  The reports are that the roads are a mess, so we'll stay home!