Sunday, February 12, 2012

Chunky Cream of Vegetable Soup

Chunky Cream of Vegetable Soup


Ingredients:
4c vegetable broth
1 head brocolli, chopped
6 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, thinly sliced


Add vegetable broth, all but 1 stem broccoli, 1 sliced carrot, 3 stalks chopped celery with tops and the tops from the other 3 celery stalks to a pot and cook on medium until all vegetables are soft.  Strain vegetables while keeping the broth.  Add vegetables to a food processor or blender until finely chopped; then add broth and silken tofu and puree until smooth.  

Add remaining carrots, celery, and broccoli florets to a pot with a small amount of water to keep it from sticking.  Sautee until soft.  Add soup mixture to pot and heat until warm.  Add fresh ground pepper or other spices to taste.

If you prefer all puree, you can cook all the vegetables together in the first step and finish once smooth.  

This recipe worked great for all the vegetables I had laying around in the fridge that I needed to use before they went bad.  I have a habit of buying more things than I use in a week.  Next time you have vegetables ready to spoil, grab some broth and make a soup! Perfect for colds nights such as this.  Mmmm.  

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Mexican Rice

Today is another "left over mash-up"! 

Throughout the week I have accumulated left over: Black beans, diced tomatoes, and enchilada sauce. I thought: What is a quick and easy meal I can make and combine them?

I decided to cook up some brown rice and toss it all together and voila! 


Mexican Rice



Ingredients
2c cooked Brown Rice
1c Black Beans, drained and rinsed
1c Diced Tomatoes, drained
1c Enchilada Sauce
1Tbsp Chili Lime Seasoning or Taco Seasoning (or more to taste)

Not bad for leftovers!  Lately too many things have been going bad in my fridge because I don't know what to do with them, and my goal is to have bad food no more; so expect many other "experiments" in the kitchen coming soon!