Your Head Will Spin

The first time I made this Cream of Potato and Broccoli Soup was for a potluck at work. We were supposed to bring comfort food. I thought soup would fit the bill, and I was right. I had a great opportunity to use my immersion blender that I received for Christmas, and it worked perfectly. The only thing was that I decided to puree all of the soup, and it looked like puke. A pile of green puke. My husband called it "Exorcism Soup." I was afraid to take it to work. Nobody would eat this, I was sure. But I brought it, and I stuck a sign on it so everyone would know what it was. It was scarfed down in no time, and nobody knew it was vegan. Well, maybe a few people who knew that I made it and know I am vegan. But OH MY GOD delicious! Warm, thick, tastier-than-hell, comforting soup for the soul.

I made it again this weekend because it was chilly outside and I know my soup days are numbered. Garrett, Grace and I oohed and aahed over bowls of it. We dipped focaccia bread in it. Garrett couldn't believe how yummy it was. I wish I had some more!

Fruity Fun

I know it has been a while...things have been crazy and I guess I haven't made anything new, or anything worth blogging about anyway. I was sick for a couple of days this week and pretty much lived on cold cereal.

But this morning I found a recipe and just had to try it. This Strawberry Tofu Fruit Dip could be used in many ways - I used it to dip sliced apples, and it was delicious. I imagine there would be other fruits that would be fun to dip. I should try it with jicama, pears, fresh pineapple, maybe even kiwi. Yummy!

Garrett and I just ate this dip and had fun making our apple slices go swimming in it. Refreshing, mostly healthy, delicious, and a good way to get more fruit into your diet. Not that I need much help in that department. I eat several fresh fruits every day. I really need to work more on getting more veggies in...Next up, a good recipe just for that!

Strawberry Tofu Fruit Dip

1/2 block silken tofu
1/4 cup pure maple syrup (or agave nectar, or brown rice syrup)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

Blend all in blender - dip away and enjoy!

Recovery

Well, my smugness at not having caught that cold everyone had is over. I officially have it. But it's not that bad. A little sore throat, minor congestion, and I coughed a couple of times this morning. I can fight this. I am working on it right now with my kefir and orange juice breakfast...then a banana. I bought groceries last night and got plenty of fresh fruits and veggies. NO sugar for me today. I swear. Plenty of fluids and vitamin C is how I plan to get rid of this.

I have also been checking out some raw food recipes and planning on incorporating more of them into my diet. I bought a couple of coconuts, and if I can get them open, they can be an awesome part of several different nutritious recipes. I also came across this:



These are raw cinnamon buns from this great website. These look unbelievable...I might try them out in the near future. The only thing I am leery of when it comes to raw foods is the use of so many different nuts. While I love nuts and know they are incredibly nutritious, I am technically not supposed to have them around because of Grace's peanut allergy.

But still, I am going to fight this cold with diet, not tons of chemical cold medicine that is harmful to my body. I am going to use my immune system to take care of things the way it is supposed to, and I am going to help it along with delicious, nutritious whole foods.

Two things:

1. I am now craving those cinnamon buns.

2. Where the hell did my label cloud go?