Cream of Barley Soup with Mushrooms

This is what I’m having for dinner tonight. I stayed up way too late last night working on a project for tomorrow, and overslept breakfast. To make up for it, I’m diving into hearty, creamy, comfort food wonderland. GingerBeat is a great vegetarian food blog, and while the recipe for the soup originally came from Deborah Madison, Beatrice changes up the recipe and makes it her own with some extra of everything! Is it dinnertime yet?