Fall and pumpkin recipes, especially vegan pumpkin recipes, go hand-in-hand. You just can’t get to this time of year and not have some wonderful pumpkin recipes on hand. Vegan pumpkin recipes have been on my mind lately. It’s been weeks since I talked to my friend, Tom, one of the employees at my church, about vegan food....
Read MoreThis soup sort of happened by accident. When I was making a Broccoli Orange Salad one day, I only wanted to use the florets. I cut up all the stems on the fresh broccoli bunch and put them in a baggie in the refrigerator. A few days later, I made the Broccoli Orange Salad again and here I was left with all these stalk pieces. What to do with them? Well, I could cut them up very fine and put them in with the salad, which is exactly what I did...
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Fresh tomato soup, thick and creamy with NO cream, Ecuador style. So, on one of our trips to Ecuador and in a lovely inn, I asked if they had anything vegan they could prepare for me. Of course, it was going to be no problem. When this wonderful version of tomato soup touched my taste buds, I couldn't believe it didn't have cream in it. It was just too good. I ordered it every night with a salad. But one day I just had to find out. So I ventured into the...
Read MoreSaute butternut squash, onions and carrots in a bit of olive oil in a large pot.
Add vegetable broth, spices and salt and pepper. Simmer until cooked.
Remove from heat and process in blender until well blended, about a minute or two. Return to pot.
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After one of my Cuban friends had my Vegan Black Bean Soup, she told me it was very delicious. She loved it and said it was pretty authentic. My not being Cuban and all, and my not even having made this soup before...
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Fill a Dutch Oven or heavy pot with 8 cups of water. Pour in 2 cups of dried split peas. Turn the heat to high and let come to a boil. Once it starts to boil, turn down to simmer and skim the top of all white foam. Turn to simmer at this point.
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Along with Split Pea Soup, White Bean Soup is one of the standard recipes I make when I have company for dinner. Just because we live in Florida doesn't mean we forego the goodness of soups. Besides, sometimes when the weather is hot, a light meal sits better than something heavy anyway, and a great soup and salad fills that bill. Sometimes I make cold soups, such as this wonderful Cucumber Soup, but most times I just serve hot soups, no matter....
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