Posted in /Cooking/Soups on Saturday, July 15, 2017
Ingredients
1 cup dry lentils
1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 bay leaves
3 1/2 cups vegetable broth (2 cans)
1 1/2 cups water
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
1. Rinse lentils.
2. Place all ingredients except the pepper into a 4-6 quart slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on low for at least 12 hours, or high for at least 5 hours.
4. Season with pepper and remove the bay leaves before serving.
Posted in /Cooking/Soups on Saturday, July 15, 2017
This soup comes together quickly and is super savory. This makes 6 servings so it can easily feed a family.

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Posted in /Cooking/Soups on Saturday, July 15, 2017
This is one of my roommates favorite soups it is just the right amounts of heat and sweet. And yields 10 healthy servings.

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Posted in /Cooking/Soups on Saturday, July 15, 2017
Ingredients
6 cups of finely shredded cabbage
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup shredded onion
2 cups shredded potatoes
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup canola oil
6 Tbsp flour 1 tsp parsley flakes
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp pepper
10 cups chicken stock (if you're using powdered stock use 1/4 cup powder and 10 cups water)
4 cups cream
Directions
1. Saute together cabbage, carrots, onions, potatoes with oil & margarine.
2. Make a roux with flour, parsley, salt & pepper
3. Add stock slowly to keep a thick texture
4. Add cream one cup at a time
5. Season to taste
Posted in /Cooking/Soups on Saturday, July 15, 2017
Sometimes my avocados don't ripen in time for the recipe I bought them for and 3-4 days later they need to be used. That's when I break out this recipe. It's creamy goodness with just the barest hint of heat.

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