Today's Recipe:
Title: Garden Soup
Ingredients:
2 cups chicken stock
4 cups tomato juice
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 onions, finely chopped
1 cup diced potato
1 cup carrot, diced
1 cup broccoli florets
1 cup white cabbage, finely shredded or coarsely chopped
1 cup green beans blanched and cut onto 1 inch pieces
1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
8 large sprigs of fresh basil
Grated Parmesan cheese
French bread
salt and pepper
Serve with French bread toasted rounds
Instructions:
- Pour the chicken stock into a saucepan. Stir in the tomato juice, garlic, onions, potato and carrot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and cover the pan. Simmer the soup for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. .
- Add broccoli to the soup with the cabbage, and green beans. Bring the soup back to the boil, then reduce the heat slightly, but keep the soup simmering rapidly. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender but still crisp.
- Ladle soup into bowls and top with fresh tomatoes, chopped basil and Parmesan cheese.
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About Sue Chef
I have always had a passion for food and eating healthy. In the year 2000 I began Sue Chef, a personal chef service, creating custom healthy meals in the homes of my clients. In 2002 I moved into grocery retail by opening the first ever recreational cooking school in the Mid-West located right in the grocery store.
Today I have become more committed to eating and cooking healthy after my youngest daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the summer of 05. "I learned that by using high quality spices and herbs in my cooking I can make food taste great without adding unhealthy ingredients. That is important whether you are cooking for a diabetic or not."
My theory on healthy eating has always been variety and fresh whole ingredients. If you choose unprocessed ingredients that are fresh and high quality your cooking will naturaly be healthy and delicious.
I hope you enjoy these recipes as they are some of my favorites and have been tried and tested on my friends and family for years.
Bon Appetit!
- Sue
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