Today must be recipe day

Or am I just hungry?
In my quest to find a recipe for Zupa's pesto sauce, I came across the recipe for...

Zupa's Roasted Red Pepper Soup
[Which is apparently a favorite. I haven't tried it.. but now I have a reason to! My personal fave is the Mushroom Bisque... recipe pleases??]

Taken from The fan club for Zupas

2 tbsp. butter
2 cups diced onion
cup diced celery
1 tbsp. diced garlic
2 tsp. dried thyme
1 cups heavy cream
7 cups vegetable stock
1-28oz. can roasted red peppers
2 tsp. dry basiltsp cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf
2 tsp. kosher salt

Method:
1. Start by melting 2 tbsp. of butter in a medium sized soup pot.
2. When melted add diced onion, celery, thyme, basil, cayenne pepper, salt and garlic. Sautee vegetables for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.
3. Add the water, vegetable base, heavy cream, and roasted red peppers into the soup pot and bring to a simmer.
4. Place soup in blender and blend until the soup has a smooth texture or use a hand blender.
5. Add the bay leaf and simmer for an additional 20 minutes. pick out the bay leaf to finish