My sweet hubby will sear the peppers on the grill, and the ones we don't use right away I seed and puree in the food processor and freeze in small batches to use for things like soup. You can make cream soup quickly if you heat the milk in the microwave while you heat your oil and flour on the stove. Then when you add the hot milk and/ or broth you will only have to stir for a little bit before it thickens up. Stir in the cheese and pepper puree and it's ready. Works with other cream soups, too. Crab bisque, Tomato bisque - what have you? Much better than canned, not much harder, and it you know exactly what's in it and can pronounce it all. It may even cost less per serving, or if not it's because you've put in more than the 3-4 bits of crab or whatever that you might find in a can. Canned soups have really gotten expensive for what you get.