Autumn is here, my dears, and my kidlets are making pleas for warmer foods. Since I’ve been talking to Dr. T, who really emphasizes ECO-logical eating, or “Eco Raw Living,” then I’ve been incorporating the importance of local foods, too.
Personally, I like the 100% raw path. I just feel better that way, and the more I do this “raw” thing, the less interested I am in even going for the occasional steamed broccoli. But given the fact that divorce, and now school life has my kids living amongst the masses, chances of me getting them on a 100% raw diet are slim. When they’re with me it’s 90%. That’s not bad.
Now, all that prelude just to get to the good stuff! I made the most AMAZING soup tonight. It was absolutely spectacularly delicious and my brother (who has moved in for this month) was gobbling it up with moans of gratitude. He’s a total hamburger eater, and so this is very good news.
So, to start I threw an BIG, sweet yellow onion in the pot.
Then took a WHACKLOAD of celery (6 stalks and lots of the leaves with it) and chopped it all up and threw it in there, too.
I make the most AMAZING vegetable soups, and I swear the secrets is celery and onions. But mostly celery.
Okay, then I had a big, gorgeous head of organic broccoli. I chopped the stalks after I let that sauté a bit in water. I threw in the stalks because they need a bit more time than the flowery part.
I chopped up a gorgeous little organic cauliflower and put that in, too.
Then water. I covered the vegetables JUST ABOUT to the top with water. Not that much.
Sneaky me I put two little healthy vegetarian bullion cubes in, too.
Once it started to get pretty steamy and the onions and celery got that translucent look, and the veggies were just starting to get a bit softer then I added the broccoli and several big leaves of swiss chard.
I really didn’t cook it much after that. I kept the heat low and put the lid on and just sorta let things steam.
The greens never lost their beautiful, bright green color.
Then, I took two handfuls of sesame seeds after things started to cool down. I also added a big spoon of coconut oil. Yummm…
I sprinkled on the top quite a bit of dulse (just put as much as you want).
After that I whipped it up in the Blendtec and it was just the most deliciously creamy nourishing soup EVER! My kids even asked to have it for breakfast!
OKay, that’s it! Just had to share my moment of culinary bliss!
Love and hugs,
Tera
[...] soup I made for dinner. I got a sudden urge for a raw soup; perhaps it was inspired by Tera’s Cream of Broccoli soup she wrote about last week. Or, maybe it was my body simply calling out for a dose of dark greens by [...]
A whackload of celery? that’s allot isn’t it? Sounds yummmy. We made a version of your banana ice cream the other day. My little guy hasn’t had a banana in sooo long because of the sugar and his candida. BUT.. we added a whackload of cinnamon to it and I reasoned that the cinnamon would help metabolize the sugar. Anyway, the ice cream rocked! and your son is adorable and a great chef! I let Dougie help with the ice cream — it means so much to get them involved in the kitchen.
thanks, Raw Moms! you guys are helping our meals stay delicious and my mind stay sane (sort of).
I’ll be trying that super soup of yours Tera! My boys are not big on raw soups but as soon as the weather gets colder (we live in a snowbelt and its really cold from Oct- april/May!!) I start making simple broths and soups and they just LOVE them. Warm food is comforting to them in winter, but the trick is to eat very simply and still eat a lot of raw. I make QUINOA, MILLET, AMARANTH, BUCKWHEAT OR BROWN/BLACK/RED RICE as the grain, then use a organic vegetarian soup stalk, and add tons of greens like SWISS CHARD, RAPINI, BOK CHOY, BROCOLI, ASPARAGUS, etc, and that is it! a gorgeous, comforting and healthy meal. You can throw in some chick peas or lentils, but then I would omit the grain- 1 starch at a time for me, but the veggies combine well with either. The combos are endless- a great balance I think is the key. In-Joy! xoShannon
[...] I dipped my spoon a few times in the “Cream” of Broccoli Soup I made for the kids, so that’s my official cheat for yesterday. If you want the recipe, [...]
Nice post - thanks!