I picked up a copy of Ina Garten’s The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and discovered a recipe for Roasted Tomato Basil Soup. I had made many tomato soups, usually using canned tomatoes, not fresh.

While Campbell's canned tomato soup may have achieved pop-art immortality ... You'll also need butter and bread cubes to make croutons, plus some fresh basil that will be used to infuse more ...