I'm making this tomorrow Wabbie....a nice warm vegetable soup shouldn't be too fattening.
Course I'll have a big hunk of bread with it but you don't have to.

https://www.cookingclassy.com/italian-vegetable-lentil-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-31820

Ed......the problem with Artichokes is I gotta dip em in melted butter.