Broccoli, alond & Chive soup

Another soup recipe, based on my standard formula, i.e. blended stuff + chopped stuff. I like chopping everything pretty small so it's easier to eat. So I threw all this stuff in a pot together, cooked it for 25 minutes, after blending the stuff on the first list. DELICIOUS!

Blend:
chives
tomatoes
olive oil
almond butter
herb seasoning
paprika
salt or liquid aminos

Chop:
carrots
NAPA cabbage
broccoli
cauliflower
chives (bottoms... tops go into blender)
chinese celery
almonds (I put in lots... or you could use chicken or fish for the protein source.... or beans if you eat starch, which I do not)

Add enough water to cover most of the veggies, and cook it. MMMM.

The trick to these soups is to use PLENTY of herb for the blend. The last recipe (cabbage soup) I used a lot of basil in the blend, this time I used a lot of tomatoes and chives. I even forgot to put in onions... But the soup ended up with an amazing amount of flavor. Once I discovered herbs, I realized that I never needed to buy a can of brother again!

CABBAGE SOUP!

Ginger Cabbage Soup!

It's easy!

And delicious!

I put these things in a blender:
steamed shallots (leftover)
basil (about an ounce)
ginger (a couple thumb sized pieces)
chives
almonds
cup or two of water
salt, pepper
olive oil

Then I put the blended bit in a big pot, and added these things, chopped:
leftover steamed cabbage with pine nuts
napa cabbage
shallots
baby carrots
chinese celery
ginger
almonds
salt, pepper, herb seasoning

Put it on the stove until the veggies are cooked to your liking. I think I left mine on for 20 minutes or so.

So my new basic soup recipe is essentially: herbs, shallots/onions, spices, ginger, et al blended with a nut for the base, with carrots and chinese celery floating around the soup for flavor, and other veggie swimming in there, in this case, cabbage and little shallots.

Super delicious!

Semi-Homemade: MY version

Falafel over cabbage with tahini. Delicious.

INGREDIENTS:

Cabbage

scallions

garlic

ginger

olive oil

hot sauce

paprika

chili powder

liquid aminos, soy sauce, or salt

And get some...

tahini

falafel

PROCEDURE:

Chop up the cabbage, scallions, garlic, ginger, and cook em all up in a fry pan with the spices and sauces... It's delicious, I swear.

And then I walked to my local falafel dealer and got 6 falafel balls for 2.14$, and a 3$ can of delicious tahini at my local grocer. Serve over aforementioned cabbage.

MM. 

SEMI-HOMEMADE. The right way.

Green cran cabbage

I put the following things in a large pot and sauteed them a bit before adding the following other things:

garlic

ginger

scallions

EVOO

green peppers

green cabbage

green beans (organic and fresh from my dad's garden)

liquid aminos

black pepper

paprika

I let that cook until it had nearly reached its desired tenderness, then I added:

cranberries (apples juice sweetened, from whole foods)

Chili-Lime cashews from trader joe's... By adding these I bypassed having to do much seasoning, as the cashews already have a delightful and somewhat spicy seasoning blend, and when I added them to the pot, they flavored it.

If you don't have the chili-lime cashews, season the pot with a bit of chili, soy sauce, hot sauce of your choice, etc.

Also, I spritzed a bit of lime juice upon it before eating.

It's flipping delicious.