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Jan 03 2009

Recipe: Mint Pea Lime Soup with Spinach

Greens, greens and more greens! It is not only a very festive Christmassy color, but most things you can eat that are green are super charged with nutrition. Dark leafy greens are on the top of the charge for nutrient density, and the more you can eat of them the better.

Many people think of “rabbit food” when you say “dark leafy green” but you can do so much more with them than just salad. This recipe uses green peas, spinach and fresh mint leaves which makes it not only good for you but really tasty. Anyone that knows Rob and I, know we like to taste our food so we look for recipes that are healthy AND taste great. No one wants to eat flavorless food. Add more lime, or add some chili peppers if you want it to have more zip.

Mint Pea Lime Soup with Spinach

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Recipes · Tagged: Dark Leafy Greens, Green, Greens, Healthy, lime, mint, peas, Recipes, Soup, Vegetables, vegetarian

Mar 08 2008

Recipe: Super Green St. Patricks Day Soup

I am posting this recipe for Super Green St. Patrick’s Day Soup a week early so you can get the needed ingredients and be ready on the 17th. Rob and I created this recipe from a combination of a few different ones and just made it up as we went along. We wanted it to be Super Green, super healthy, and super tasty. I think we have achieved our goal if you can judge that by how fast it disappeared from our fridge. I hope you enjoy this “green” recipe for St Patty’s.

Super Green St. Patrick's Day Soup
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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Dark Leafy Greens, Green, Healthy, Recipes, Saint Paddys, Saint Patricks Day, Soup, Vegetables

Dec 22 2007

Recipe: Mulligatawny Soup

Mulligatawny is a classic Anglo-Indian dish. Mulligatawny is a spicy soup based on chicken or mutton/lamb stock. According to Madhur Jaffrey, the original mulligatawny soup can be traced back to the early days of the East India Company in Madras, and was more like a curry. The word is based on the Tamil name for ‘pepper water’, ‘milligu-thannir’, also called ‘rasam’.

Recipes for mulligatawny soup abound; some use apples or other fruits, some use nuts, some even use oatmeal, along with meat and vegetables. The common denominator is spiciness and ‘curry’ flavours from curry powder or a mixture of dried spices. Source: BBC Food Glossary

Mulligatawny Soup Recipe

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Beans, Recipes, Soup, Whole Food Recipe, Whole Foods

Dec 15 2007

Recipe: Borscht Beet Soup

The original base for this bright red Polish and Russian soup was the cow parsnip. The Russian word ‘borshch’ means cow parsnip. Today, borscht is a beetroot soup, made with meat stock, cabbage, and frequently potatoes and other root vegetables. Source: Food Facts and Trivia

This recipe is taken from The Looney Spoons cookbook and altered to taste and to be more health conscious. Hope you enjoy it.

Borsch Soup Recipe

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Health, Recipes, Soup, Vegetables, Whole Foods

Dec 08 2007

Recipe: High Fiber Black Bean Soup

When it comes to three basic categories of nourishment – protein, fiber and anti-oxidant related substances – few foods have as solid a nutritional profile as black beans. Containing 15 grams of both protein and fiber per cup, omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants, this black bean soup recipe should become a staple in your meal planning.

In my bean recipes, I use dry beans that I’ve soaked overnight, so you have to prepare this recipe the night before.

black bean soup recipe

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Written by Darlene · Categorized: Health, Recipes · Tagged: Beans, Recipe, Soup

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