Soup is one of my favorite things to whip up on a chilly day. I know, I know... I live in an area where "winter" is in the 60s and 70s, but we do have mild seasonal changes that make me crave soup. It dips into the 40s at night and carries over into the mornings, so my house gets nice & cool. And occasionally we even get rain in the winter months! When that happens, the news can't stop reporting on it, everyone gets scared to drive as if a blizzard is happening, & it's all very exciting. It's mostly amusing for everyone not spoiled by San Diego weather their whole lives like myself, though last year we did get a few weeks in a row of serious rain that ended the drought we'd had going on for several years. But I'm not going to lie, most of the time it's sunny and ... [Read More]
soup recipes
Easy Orzo Vegetable Soup {vegan}
Soup, oh how I love you so. All throughout autumn and winter, I'm a soup eating machine. Some nights I know exactly what I'm making; other nights I just throw a bunch of stuff in a pot and see how it turns out. It usually turns out well, and that my friends, is the beauty of soup. It's warm, comforting, filling, and can be super easy to make. Today's soup recipe was deemed winner with a capital W by my hubby, who claimed that I "outdid myself" with this recipe - proving that sometimes simple is best. And the best part? From start to finish, it's ready in 30 minutes flat. While I'm enjoying time with my loved ones on the East coast for the holidays, I thought it'd be a perfect, cozy recipe to share with you guys. In fact, my parents hosted Christmas Eve this year, and I made this ... [Read More]
Spicy Vegetable Wonton Soup {vegan}
A couple of weeks ago, I awoke to a rare sound in Southern California that had me confused about where I was for a moment... pouring rain. I don't mind a rainy day here and there - especially when the area is in a serious drought that has caused the water company to restrict the days that I can water my plants - and I find it especially nice to wake up to the sound of rain. I didn't want to get out of bed, but my mind was immediately awakened to thoughts of food (surprise, surprise!), more specifically the idea of soup. The rain stopped about 10 minutes later and the sun was shining the rest of the day, but I had made up my mind that I was in the mood for soup for dinner. Around 11 hours later, I was in the kitchen chopping broccoli and folding wonton wraps with a very attentive ... [Read More]
Chef Del’s Better Than Vegan: Smoky Black Bean Bisque & Cookbook Giveaway
"When we eat the wrong foods, they fuel our cells inefficiently, stress our organs, leach minerals from our bones, clog our arteries, fog our brains, bring on disease, make us fat, addict us to nutritionally vacant substances, and provide no protective health benefits." Today I'm taking part in my very first book blog tour! Basically it's just like a traditional book tour, only it's happening around the Web today. Bloggers like myself who are participating in the tour are all talking about Chef Del's Better than Vegan cookbook. You may also recognize Del Sroufe from his bestselling book Forks Over Knives - The Cookbook. What I find to be most interesting about Del and the book is his personal story about gaining - and then losing - over 200 pounds all while being a vegan. He ... [Read More]