DELIVERING DELECTABLE DISHES DAY & NIGHT!

My immediate family has dealt with lactose intolerance, IBS, auto immune disorders and fatal cancer. From Fall '09-Summer 2010 I went from running 1/2 marathons to not being able to get out of bed, plagued with intense headaches, exhaustion and more. With my family history and my own immune system comprimised I was motivated to take a bit of a journey to better health. Slowly I've made considerable changes, (I'm not always 100% vigilant), but I know these changes have helped me return to better health...FOOD CHANGES: I cut out gluten, cut out most dairy, cut down on the "white stuff"-sugar, white rice & flour, decreased the amount of processed foods consumed, drink green smoothies regularly, eliminated red meat and eat more vegetarian and vegan dishes...just to name a few!

I use gluten free (GF) pasta and either a whole grain blend by Nalani Brown or a mix from Kathy Taylor for most bread, cake and cookie recipes-they are awesome! (If you like Kathy's mix, email me to order her cookbook at ishagirlclub@gmail.com.)

GF mix can be substituted straight across for regular flour if you aren't cooking gluten free!

Hope you enjoy!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Pumpkin Harvest Soup (GF, Dairy Free & Sugar Free)

1 T olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium leek, white parts only, chopped
1 cup apple or pear, chopped
3 T agave nectar
3/4tsp ground cinnamon
1/2tsp ground ginger
1/4tsp ground nutmeg
1-32 oz container of vegetable broth
1-15 oz cans of pumpkin puree
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup almond milk  (can use just 1 cup almond milk too)
pepper, to taste
dash of cayenne, to garnish
one of the following fresh herbs for garnish: basil, cilantro, dill or parsley

1. In stock pot, heat olive oil over med-high.  Add onion and garlic cook till tender (3-4min).

2. Add leek, apples, agave & spices for approx 2min, stirring constantly until leek is softened.

3. Add vegetable broth, bring to a boil then allow to simmer for 15-20min (or until apples are very tender)

4. Stir in pumpkin puree.  Put half the combo into a blender, add the coconut milk.  transfer to another pot and then puree the other half of the mix and add the almond milk.  Combine all together back into big pot and bring to desired temperature.  Add pepper to taste, dash of cayenne and garnish with desired fresh herb.

2 comments:

  1. Super yummy. Mild but complex flavor. Where do you find red lentils? I can only find basic green lentils.

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    1. I just noticed this comment! Haha-hello 6 months later! I get Bob's Red Mill red lentils-I ordered a bunch on amazon so I am set for the year! good luck.

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