Comfort Soup: Carrots and Beets

Comfort Soup: Carrots and Beets

Rough chop beet, carrots, and onion. Place in stockpot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until vegetables are soft. Strain the vegetables, reserving the liquid. Puree the vegetables in a blender on high, adding enough liquid to smooth out the mixture....
Comfort Soup with a Bit of Bite

Comfort Soup with a Bit of Bite

Tomato soup is one of America's comfort foods. Served with grilled cheese sandwiches, it was my favorite lunch. I hadn't tried to make any in a very long time because, cooking vegan, I always thought "but how do I make it creamy?" One of the advantages of...
End of the Week Soup

End of the Week Soup

I had some left over vegetables from the weekly cooking, so I let loose a soup. I love making soups, and there is usually more soup made than can be eaten. Not this time. I’m sure this Weekly Kitchen Sink Soup will go fast. It’s been rainy and gloomy for...
Watermelon as Gazpacho

Watermelon as Gazpacho

Road trip food for a vegan can be challenging. Fortunately I have the skill set to pull off a pretty sweet cooler for traveling. Things that get packed before we slide out of town include, but are not limited to watermelon, jicama, oranges, hummus, carrot and celery...
Base Squash Soup Recipe

Base Squash Soup Recipe

We've been discussing squash all month, and as a final tribute, here's a basic squash soup recipe that can be applied to several winter varieties of squash, including pumpkin, acorn, butternut, and kabocha squash. Winter squash are comforting when the temperatures...