Nutritionist and Chef’s Nightmare: A Fat Husband/ Acorn Squash Soup Recipe

I never got excited over my husband’s weight, primarily because he always came home from his physical examinations with acceptable levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.  I attributed his weight problem to an excess of love for my food.  Whenever anyone brought up the subject toe me, I would say that he’s just eating too much [...]

Pumpkin soup with fennel and beet

serves 6 3       potatoes, peeled and cubed 1       12 ounces can pureed pumpkin 1/4   cup olive oil 1       small onion, chopped 1     celery stalk, chopped 1      carrot, peeled and chopped 1/2  fresh fennel, chopped 2     Tablespoons  chopped candied orange [...]

Cooking Lesson 10/Vegan Chili and Bulgur and Lima Bean and Bulgur Pilaf

Vegan Chili serves 6 1       medium onion, chopped 8      tablespoons olive oil 2       tablespoons ground cumin 4      cloves garlic, mashed 1      32-ounce can cooked kidney beans 1      12-ounce can cooked garbanzo beans 1      32-ounce can diced tomatoes 2   [...]

Pumpkin soup with beet, fennel and orange

When most American think about pumpkins, they think about Halloween and , of course, pumpkin pie.  Me, I think of my mom. My mom used to make pumpkin candy that I still drool every time I think about them.  She made it by peeling the rind off the pumpkin and scooping out the seeds and [...]

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup

serves 6 4        tablespoons olive oil 1        medium onion, chopped 3       carrots, peeled and diced 2       celery stalk, diced 1       clove garlic, mashed 1/2   teaspoon oregano 1       32-ounce can roasted sweet red bell pepper * 4 [...]

Cold soup anyone?

They say that there is nothing like hot cup of soup on a cold day but I say there is nothing like cold soup on hot day. For hundred of years, the Spaniards and the Turks have been keeping people happy with cold soups that are a wonderful fit for their hot climates in the [...]

Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup serves 6-8 2        2-pounds butternut squash 2        medium size potato 6        tablespoons olive oil 1         medium onion, finely chopped 1         clove garlic, diced 3        carrots, peeled and diced 3       [...]