The soup turned out well. It smells AMAZING. The veggies melted in my mouth. Mossy says, "I can't testify to it being any more than OK ... but OK is just fine." I think it's great. It is certainly more bland (despite spices) than any soup I've had ... but it really hit the spot, and I can tell it's exactly what my system needs. And I was full after about 10 big spoonfulls. SO we're going to watch a movie and go back for seconds in two hours or so!