Cream of Tomato and Artichoke Soup

we went to lunch at old grist mill on saturday afternoon and wade got their creamy tomato soup. it was really good. he had drew taste it and drew said it tasted like spaghetti sauce and even ella liked it. so i said i would try to find a recipe for creamy tomato soup. i found this one from just cook already. i found several others from allrecipes.com but thought wade would like this one since it also had artichokes in it. that said, he didn't love this one. i think he didn't like the artichokes. and ella didn't like this as much as the one from the grist mill. but still, it was pretty good and real easy. i think i'll try and find another one to try as well.

2 cans chopped tomatoes

2 cups half and half (they have fat-free)

1 cup artichoke hearts (marinated and packed in oil. drain, but do not rinse)

2 cloves of garlic (2 tsp. chopped garlic)

1 tsp. onion

1 tsp. terragon (i didn't have terragon)

2 tsp. dill weed

salt and pepper to taste

1 cup water

in food processor (or blender) add tomatoes (juice included), artichokes, and blend until smooth. saute the garlic and onion in a small amount of olive oil and butter. add the blended tomato mixture to the sauteed garlic and onions. pour 1 cup of water into the blender and rinse and add to the pot of tomato mixture. add cream and simmer 20 minutes. add terragon, dill weed, salt and pepper. serve with sour cream on top.

i also served with grilled cheese sandwiches.