3 ripe tomato soup version Recipes

ripe plum tomatoes (drained ) or 1 (16 oz) can tomatoes (drained), onion, chopped, olive oil, garlic cloves, crushed or 1/4 tsp garlic powder, ground red pepper, chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil, milk (for vegan version) or 2 cups skim (for vegan version) or 2 cups 1% low-fat (for vegan version) or 2 cups soy (for vegan version)

olive oil, onions, chopped, ribs of celery, chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, garlc, finely chopped, vegetable stock or chicken stock for non-vegetarian version, fresh, ripe tomatoes chopped or canned italian tomatoes, drained, potato, peeled and diced, sun dried tomatoes (do not use tomatoes packed in oil), fresh basil, chopped or 1 tsp dried basil, heavy cream or half and half (you can use milk, it s just not as creamy then), sugar , salt and fresh ground pepper to taste, chives, chopped, for garnish