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Lauren’s Lentil Soup

Published

on October 13, 2008

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Here’s my lentil soup recipe..its tried/true..we have made if OFTEN for years (after taking a number of years getting the recipe down pat). :) It makes a lot so have your containers ready for freezing. Or do like we do sometimes and eat nothing but lentil soup for lunch/dinner for a few days…lol.

Lauren’s Lentil Soup

This is another “meal” soup. We always serve it with

tuna fish salad (actually it’s salmon salad but we call it tuna)

sandwiches piled high with lettuce and

tomato.

2 Cups (1lb) lentils - rinsed and sorted thru for stones

oil or ghee or whatever you saute in

9 1/2 c cold water

1 med onion - diced

2 bay leaves

5 carrots - sliced lengthwise - then cut into thick slices.

2-3 celery stalks - chopped

1 package frozen chopped spinach

1 28oz can of plum tomatoes or crushed tomatoes -

undrained

2 lg cloves garlic -minced

1/4 c parmesan cheese (optional depending on if you eat

cheese or not - we actually prefer Romano)

1 1/2 tsp salt

Pepper to taste

~ saute onions and celery in the oil in a large soup pot until

translucent. Add carrots and simmer awhile longer to release their

flavor

~ add water and lentils, bring to boil

~ add balance of ingredients, lower heat, cover and simmer for

45 minutes. Check salt and and add pepper to taste. Add more

water/broth if too thick.

~ serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled over top

Cool site on Whole Foods Eating

Published

Lauren

on January 30, 2007

in Healthy Eating, Healthy Recipes, Organics and This n That

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Today, I stumbled upon a really cool site.Â Its chock full of good reading;Â recipes, nutrition information, organics, etc.

http://whfoods.org/Â

“The George Mateljan Foundation is a non-profit organization free of commercial influence, which provides this website for you free of charge. Our purpose is to provide you with unbiased scientific information about how nutrient-rich World’s Healthiest Foods can promote vibrant health and energy and fit your personal needs and busy lifestyle. “

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Published

Lauren

on November 26, 2006

in Healthy Recipes, Holidays and This n That

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What do you do with yours?

After all the family and thankfulness, you might still have some leftovers.Â I have very fond memories as a child of the smell of turkey permeating every room in our house as my mother made Turkey Noodle Soup with the leftover Turkey.Â I didn’t eat poultry for over 20 years but now that I am again, I can indulge in this memory by creating it for my own children.

Turkey Noodle Soup~

Remove any skin from the turkey carcass and place in a large pot covered with water.Â Leave any vegetables used to fill the cavities for cooking (if you didn’t do this, saute some large pieces of onion, celery and carrot for flavor and add to pot).Â I usually just add some salt, pepper and parsley and my secret….a dash of tamari sauce and bring to a boil, then simmer for hours!Â Along the way, I remove the smaller bones and pieces as they start to fall apart and let the larger bones cook.Â Then when there’s a good rich flavor, I strain the soup so that I am starting with just the clean broth.

Then I add some more chopped celery and carrots, bay leaves, parsley and salt/pepper.Â Simmer some more and add some cooked egg noodles.Â And you’re done.Â YUM.Â Not hard to do while you are moseying around on a holiday.