This is the soup recipe I've been making for years, handed down from Monique.
It makes about a gallon of soup, and takes about an hour. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2-3 med (2 lg) sweet potatoes (or jewel yams) the sweetest you can find
• 1 large sweet onion
• 1 big can (28 oz) stewed tomatoes (whole & chunky) fresh ok too
• 2 cans chick peas (10-12 oz each)
• green onions
• 3-4 stalks celery
• 2-3 carrots
• garlic
• olive oil
• salt
• lots of pepper
• lots of parsley

Preparation:

1. slowly sautee the potatoes first (carmelize) in olive oil or butter
2. add lots of salt and pepper
3. turn heat up to brown once potatos have softened
4. add onions and garlic
5. add 1-2 cups water and simmer 10 min
6. add 1 can stewed tomatos and bring to a low boil
7. add salt and pepper
8. add chick peas, celery, carrots, green onions
9. add little water (stir!)
10. add chopped parsley last, right before serving
11. serve with rye bread and butter

You may also enjoy my recipe for Bourbon-molasses Supernatual Brownies.