lisae............Your version is what I call vegetable soup. I love that, too. After the talk about soup yesterday, I started a pot last night and will simmer it some more today. I add all kinds of veggies, pasta, rice, barley........
The pot of soup I have going now contains chicken broth with a few bits of chicken, tomato juice, boullion cubes, celery, onion, shredded cabbage, carrots, rice, tiny bit of rotini pasta, cilanto, curry powder, turmeric, powdered ginger, cumin and red pepper.
I don't eat crackers or popcorn or anything with mine.............just soup, usually. I make a few soups with which I eat cornbread.