This might be useful to people needing hot soup ideas here. It's my vegan gumbo. It's made just like authentic cajun gumbo, but vegan.
Start about 2 cups (dry) brown rice cooking.
In a large pot, heat over medium temperature, 1/2 cup of oil and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour.
Stir this constantly for about 20 minutes. Warning, the oil will get very hot. You are making roux, also known as cajun napalm. You want a chocolate color, and a peanutty scent. If you burn it, restart because you'll ruin the flavor if you make it with burnt roux.
Add a chopped onion, 1 chopped sticks of celery, and a large chopped green bell pepper. Saute in the oil for a couple minutes then add 7 cups of hot water. Let this come to a boil. Add several tablespoons each of vegan Worcestershire sauce, Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and dry thyme. The seasoning is really to-taste, so add what you like.
So that's boiling, chop up whatever meat substitute you prefer: veggie sausage, tofu, tempeh, seitan, etc and add to the soup. Let it simmer until the rice is done cooking. Taste it before serving to see if you need to add any more seasonings. Serve over rice in a bowl. When you refrigerate the rest, don't mix the rice in. It'll soak up all the juice.
You could also skip meat substitutes and just add more veggies like celery, okra, bell pepper, onion, or garlic pieces. It's not authentic Cajun style if you put in corn and tomatoes, or potatoes. (Something Rachel Ray seems to not understand.)