The art of procrastination and green soup

I have been procrastinating. I have been procrastinating doing my taxes. I have been putting off renewing my CPR card. I have been avoiding the recertification process for my Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification. I have been working my around to cleaning the toilets (really, I have). I have taken the long road to dusting and folding laundry and washing the windows.

With all of this procrastinating what I am to do?

Well, the only answer that made sense to me was: Make more green soup!

Green soup is fun. I have become a recent convert to the world of Luvmysplitpeasoup. So, when I found another recipe for green soup I figured why not try it out! When I started thinking about it there is a real lack of tasty green soups... there are numerous red and yellow and tan-colored tasty dishes, but not a whole lot of deliciousness in the green-hued-soup category.

Green Soup (isn't the name original?!?!)

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 2 large yellow sweet onions, chopped
• 3 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 cups of water
• 2 tsp dry sage
• 1 large bunch of fresh kale
• 1 large bunch of fresh chard
• 6 peeled cloves of garlic 
• Freshly ground salt and pepper (to taste) 

1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onions - cook until the onions are brown and soft (approximately 30-40 min). Stir frequently. 
2. While the onions are cooking, place 4 cups of water, the salt, sage and sweet potatoes in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer partially covered for 15 minutes. 
3. While the onions and sweet potatoes are coming along, wash the kale and chard. Cut away all tough stems and chop the remaining leaves. Add the kale, chard, garlic and remaining 2 cups of water to the sweet potatoes. Continue to simmer partially covered for 15 more minutes. 
4. Next add the onions to the sweet potatoes. If you have a hand-held immersion blender, blend the soup until it is pureed. If you do not have a hand-held, transfer the soup in batches to a blender and blend until pureed (be careful of air bubbles - the soup is HOT). 
5. Serve immediately. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 
6. Optional - drizzle olive oil over the top. 

Happy green soup and happy procrastinating!!