Eco-friendly, family-friendly food and living
Recipes for satisfying soups and stews, mostly vegetarian.
This thickening sauce for soup is made with sun dried tomatoes and roasted red peppers. A spoonful or two is an easy way to add texture and depth of flavour to soups.
Winter squash and roasted red pepper lentil soup is smooth, flavourful and substantial, just right for damp winter days. What do you do when your kids announce they’re sick of soup? From October to March I’d be happy to eat soup every day. It’s warming and satisfying, nourishing and a […]
Lentil sausage soup is a hearty meal with great flavour and texture. The no-sausage vegetarian version is delicious too. We always joked that my dad was the reluctant vegetarian. Lentils were not his preferred food, although he could eat canned peas so go figure. One time mom was away he […]
Healthy black bean turkey chili is hearty and wholesome. Just the thing for a cold winter day. I spent my childhood winters skiing at our local hill, Poley Mountain. Dad would pile us in the car with a big picnic lunch and away we’d go for the day. Those were […]
This wholesome fish chowder is a lighter variation of the classic recipes. Easy to make and ready in 30 minutes. No cream and no flour for thickening. Mom’s lite fish chowder isn’t too rich, or too thick so the flavour and texture of the fish and potatoes shines. When I […]
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