Feeding the kids: Hearty vegetable soup

A hearty vegetable soup from "Nickelodeon SpongeBob's Kitchen Mission Cookbook" (Wiley; $16.99). Credit: Handout
In my ongoing quest to find tasty, kid-friendly meals for you that are appropriate for the whole family, this week I chose a hearty vegetable soup. I found the recipe in "Nickelodeon SpongeBob's Kitchen Mission Cookbook," created by Stephen Hillenburg (Wiley; $16.99).