Vegetable Soup Recipes

[peanutterb]

i was actually watching paula dean the other day and she made the leeks without the dark green tops. she used the white part and the light green part.

try doing a google search for leeks soup and see what comes up.

just experiment, that's how you learn anyway.

[HealthyBiz]

Mrs Squiggs - you did the right thing! The green tops of leeks are just for looks. Use only the white and light green area near the roots - the soft parts. I LOVE cooking with leeks. Mmmm.... I hear the Farmer's Market calling .... Oh, one more tip, just in case you've not already finished your leek soup: After cutting off the green tops, cut the leeks lengthwise and rinse each 1/2 under running water by fanning out the sections. Leeks tend to collect lots of sand or dirt and this will make sure your soup isn't gritty!

[Mrs.Squigs]

Mrs Squiggs - you did the right thing! The green tops of leeks are just for looks. Use only the white and light green area near the roots - the soft parts. I LOVE cooking with leeks. Mmmm.... I hear the Farmer's Market calling .... Oh, one more tip, just in case you've not already finished your leek soup: After cutting off the green tops, cut the leeks lengthwise and rinse each 1/2 under running water by fanning out the sections. Leeks tend to collect lots of sand or dirt and this will make sure your soup isn't gritty!

Yes, I did that. Someone posted this website: http://www.whfoods.com/eathealthy.php

probably on the Raw Food Lifestyle board and I have been getting great use out of it. It has definitions of every type of produce and even has cooking demos on how to chop stuff. It's great.

[peanutterb]

hey Buddy, that's what the lemonheads recipe box is all about. there are tonnes of soup recipes in there.
also do a search on the board.
there's a link to a tutorial below on how to do a search.
also try cooking websites like allrecipes.com.

[alheim]

I'm really, really busy these days with finals (especially today), and today is my first day off of the fast. Today I'll drink OJ, but tomorrow I'll have soup, and I wanted to know why it isn't allowed to use chicken stock/broth to make soup (e.g. Minestrone soup) when breaking the fast. Is this just b/c the 'green' lifestyle is the way to go?

I want to make my own soup, too, (instead of buying something), so it's going to have to be easy.

Does anyone know of any alternatives to the soup? Mashed potatoes? Suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks,

-alheim

[Peter Glickman]

Hi Alheim,

No, it's not the green lifestyle that eliminates chicken soup from the freshly-made vegetable soup recipe for breaking the cleanse. Animal protein is the hardest for the body to digest. In fact, Burroughs prescription for breaking the cleanse for meat eaters is fresh squeezed orange juice on day 1. Day 2 is orange juice for breakfast and lunch, and a freshly-made vegetable soup with very little salt and no animal protein for dinner with optional rye wafers. Day 3 includes orange juice for breakfast, more vegetable soup for lunch and fresh or cooked veggies, fruit or salad for dinner.

As far as what is the easiest to tolerate after the cleanse, fresh orange or grapefruit juice is the easiest of all. After that would be fresh fruit, then cooked vegetables, and finally animal protein--avoiding milk because it creates mucus and clogs up the system.

My personal experience having done it right and wrong is that the downside of doing it wrong is a very, very upset and nauseous stomach for several hours versus no problems done right. Occasionally, I've not had a problem "adjusting" the plan to end sooner, but I've also been miserable and it took me being miserable only once for me to learn.

By the way, I've seen reports on the Internet that people have died by not breaking long fasts (not the MC) correctly, but I've found no proof of those. Still, why tempt fate?

Peter

[peanutterb]

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[skinnyminnie]

WOW! I'm glad I checked in here tonight! All those recipes sound so yummy! I'm printing them now! I had the same question about the recipe in Burrough's book. Just listed the veggies with really no instructions or water amt. Do we have to use Spring water for the soup? Cannot use tap water yet? Also, peanutterb, isn't cabbage gassy? I LOVE cabbage but just want to be sure its okay to eat. Thank you all for ALL the recipes! I can't wait to try them!! Anyone out there have any really good Raw food books with recipes in them? I really want to change the way I eat after this cleanse (going on day 4 tomorrow ~ WOO HOO!) and went online but really didn't know which ones are good to buy. Any suggestions?

[peanutterb]

Cabbage is the gassiest most delicious food ever created.

yes use spring water.

here's the raw food books thread again http://therawfoodsite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1183

[Ginger]

I finally found a way to make broth that is not "cooked." Soup to Go:

Dehydrate a bunch of veggies:
parsley, dried greens, especially kale and spinach, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, squash, onions or leeks, red peppers

Unrefined salt

1 tbl herbs such as thyme, sage, oregano, basil, rosemary, garlic and cumin

Place 1-2 cups of the above veggies, herbs and salt in a dry blender. Blend to a fine powder. Store in an air tight bag or glass jar. Reconstitute in somewhat hot water or almond milk Drink warm. You can also add sprouts to this.