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The best Asparagus Soup I have ever tasted...

Great title - heh? So, this recipe was adapted from a recipe for "Slimming Asparagus Soup" that was included in the "Super Shred Diet" book that was all the rage a couple years ago.  It's a terrible name. I never made this when we were on the Shred plan, but I tried this version recently and wanted to share - it's better than I thought it would be. 1 lb fresh asparagus 2 cups of water 1 TBLS of vegetarian stock base 2 potatoes, peeled and diced into a 1/2 inch dice 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning 2 TBLS olive or coconut oil 1 small onion, diced 1 shallot diced 4 cloves garlic, minced (to measure about 2 tsps) 1 tsp salt 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 3 cups water or vegetable stock Trim the woody stems from the asparagus and set aside (you'll need them shortly). Cut the remaining asparagus into 1 inch pieces and set aside. In a big sauce pan, bring the water, stock base, potatoes and the woody asparagus ends to a simmer, cover and cook until the po