Sweet Potato and Sausage Soup

I've been looking for some recipes for soup that my family will love. I came across this soup recipe at SmittenKitchen.com and wowza, was it good! The chorizo that I had on hand was not "sliceable" and cooked up into a sort of mash. It had such great flavor, but little substance. I sliced up a package of beef brats and threw them in and that did the trick! I made a rustic loaf of no-knead bread that went perfectly with the soup. I've learned by trial and error, that the best way to make the bread is to let it do it's second rising in a large bowl, lined with a piece of parchment paper. Then you just lift it into your heated dutch oven and you don't have to fuss with wheat bran or cornmeal. This was a meal that made us all happy. It deserves a smiley face!