This week's vegetarian meal includes Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Cheese Tortellini, Parmesan Focaccia, and Halloween Monster Cookies.

The Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Cheese Tortellini is a hearty tomato soup made from roasted Roma tomatoes, canned Italian San Marzano tomatoes, and made-from-scratch vegetable stock. Roasting the Roma tomatoes creates a deep, sweet tomato flavor. Made-from-scratch vegetable stock adds a complex and rich flavor. In addition, there is plenty of fresh basil in the soup, which, as everyone knows, pairs perfectly with tomatoes. I then add heavy cream and cheese tortellini to the soup, making it suitable for dinner.

The Parmesan Focaccia is my favorite focaccia bread topped with Parmigiano-Reggiano from Italy. It adds a savory, salty, cheesy topping to my favorite focaccia bread.

The Halloween Monster Cookies are sweet and nutty cookies packed with flavor and textures. The cookies are made with butter, oatmeal, and brown sugar, and I mix in pecans and Reese's Pieces. They are delicious and a perfect way to celebrate my favorite spo0o00000ooooky holiday!

I hope you enjoy this week's meal as much as I do! Next week's meal includes Chicken, Bacon, and Leek Pot Pie, VK Spinach Salad, and Old-Fashion Doughnut Cake.