This is a simple soup with a twist — apples! The apples plus the spices and the coconut milk all make for a pleasing sweet-savory-creamy blend. Yes, I know coconut milk has saturated fat. But if you have eliminated meat from your diet you are already so far ahead of the game on saturated fat… Read More Mulligatawny Soup
My wonderful sister Lyn turned me on to the idea of having a cup of mushroom soup with turmeric for breakfast each morning. I have never been a person who felt like I could only have “breakfast foods” for breakfast, and in general I like something hot and savory in the morning instead of something… Read More Mushroom Turmeric Breakfast Soup
In the summer I have a container garden on my back porch where I grow herbs and veggies, and my basil plant was getting so big I decided to try making some pesto. This was actually my first time making pesto, and I will say that my food processor struggled a bit to do it.… Read More Tomatoes with Pesto
Yesterday it was raining, and so of course I thought of soup. Something with lentils, cauliflower and kale sounded really good, so I did a search and got this recipe: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/250621/moroccan-lentil-soup/ I had to make a few adjustments to fit what I had in my pantry — like we all do! — but it came out… Read More Moroccan Lentil Soup
If you have a bag of carrots in the fridge, then you probably have the ingredients you need to make this soup. Ingredients: 1/2 large onion chopped (optional) 1 pound carrots chopped 1 to 1.5 cups dried lentils 6 cups water 1/2 bouillon cube (optional) 2 to 3 tablespoons curry powder Big handful of baby… Read More Easy Curry Carrot Lentil Soup
A video of this recipe came through my Facebook feed so I thought I would give it a try. It is from the wonderful website “Forks over Knives.” It came out great! I made the recipe exactly as the instructions said — which is pretty rare for me. Usually I take at least SOME liberties.… Read More Red Lentil Chili
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