Jane Montz's tomato wild rice soup

One of my mom's dear Ohio friends, Jane Montz, made this delicious soup for us just after my mom died. It warmed our hearts and bellies.

She delivered it to my dad's place with crusty bread, salmon cream cheese spread and a bottle of wine. Here's the recipe for Jane's tomato wild rice soup.

Saute:
3 T. butter
3 T. olive oil
1 med. Onion, chopped
1-2 carrots, chopped
1 large stalk celery

Add & simmer for about 1 hr or until rice is no longer crunchy:
6 lrge tomatoes or 2 16-oz. cans chopped tomatoes
2 c. chicken stock
½ c. wild rice (one little box of Reese’s wild rice)

Swirl in before serving:
½ c. cream (or a bit more, like I do)
2 T. fresh basil, chopped (I like to add more)