Tag: Carrot and Cashew Soup

THE COMFORT OF STAY AT HOME RECIPES

The purpose of this article is to provide you with the comfort of stay at home recipes. During these difficult stay at home times, quite a few people who preferred to eat out, find themselves having to stay at home for their safety and well-being. Cooking may not be one of their strong points, but with simple, healthy, delicious recipes, anyone can overcome!

Below you will provide links to delicious recipes I have already shared to give you a head start. Then, my goal is to provide at least one or more recipes a month. Although most are low-calorie, not all are.

GLUTEN FREE

Sweet and Sour … Gluten Free

An entree that’s easy-to-prepare and healthy to boot won’t steer you wrong!

Sweet & Sour Pork

Gluten Free — Turkey & Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash

Whether or not you have a gluten sensitivity, this recipe is definitely a keeper and one you may want to consider with the approaching holidays.

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Farmer’s Market Treasures for Italian Pasta Salad

I confess to being a pasta lover!

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Farmer’s Market Treasures Full Circle Farms – Organic

Farmer’s Market Fresh — Salsa Recipe

If you’re interested in a refreshing, easy to make treat, I recommend this salsa.

soups for the soul

Italian Orzo Soup

This soup is one of my absolute favorite low calorie dishes. Feel free to spice it up with Hot Italian Sausage (my preference is chicken since it is lower in fat).

Italian Orzo: Lemmon & Garlic

Mr. Bugs Had It Right — Carrot and Cashew Soup

A friend of mine shared this delicious soup recipe, but you’re in for an extra treat since this article gives you the skinny on carrots — a very versatile vegetable.

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Colorful Carrots

easy baking

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Healthy & Delicious 5 Week Muffins — Perfect as a Dessert, Breakfast, and Parties

When it comes to baking, my preference is definitely to make it easy.

The Ultimate 5 Week Bran Muffins

DEFINITELY COMFORT

There is nothing low calorie about Southern Tomato Pie, but it is absolutely delicious!

Southern Tomato Pie — Add to Your Summer Delight

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Thanksgiving — Turkey Dressing Through the Generations

Thanksgiving could never be the same without my mother’s heavenly turkey dressing. I only treat myself to this mouth watering pleasure once a year for obvious reasons — the calorie count.

Thanksgiving — Turkey Dressing Through the Generations

I hope you enjoy! Do you have a recipe you’d like to share?

(c) 2020 Karen Van Den Heuvel Fischer

Mr. Bugs Had It Right — Carrot and Cashew Soup

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Fall Harvest — Carrots

Mr. Bugs had it right! It’s the end of harvest season — at least in Colorado, and this Carrot and Cashew Soup recipe is delicious!

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Mr. Bugs Had It Right — Carrots — A Healthy Choice

Before we get to the recipe, check out the skinny on carrots, a very versatile vegetable. It’s commonly eaten steamed, roasted, boiled, raw, and as an ingredient in many stews and soups. They are easy to grow and can be bought canned, frozen, fresh, and pickled.

Carrots – A Healthy choice

The carrot is a crunchy, sweet, aromatic vegetable that is a very healthy, popular vegetable high in Vitamin A (it provides 210% of an adult’s daily needs). Carrots also contain vitamin E, folate, potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc and fiber. Evidence exists that vegetables and fruits high in antioxidants (carrots included) reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Vision will also be restored by correcting Vitamin A deficiencies.

If you have an over abundance of carrots, you may ask, “What should I do?” A neighbor who has a garden of carrots shared a delicious soup recipe — Carrot and Cashew Soup (this is a favorite even of those who are not crazy about carrot soup).

Ingredients

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Colorful Carrots

  • Carrots — 3 pounds chopped.
  • Chopped onions — 1 1/4 cup.
  • Cashews — 3/4 cup unsalted, unroasted.
  • Olive Oil – 2 TBS.
  • 3 crushed garlic cloves.
  • Vegetable stock or water (you may substitute with 3 cups of low sodium chicken broth and 3 cups of water) — 6 cups.
  • Soy milk (or what you prefer) — 2 1/2 cups.
  • Ginger root — 1 Tablespoon grated.
  • Black pepper to taste (optional).
Directions
  • Add the water or stock with the carrots to a sauce pan and bring to a boil.

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    Onions for Carrot and Cashew Soup

    Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

  • Sautee the onions, garlic, and cashews in another pan in the 2 tablespoons of olive oil until the onions are soft and translucent.
  • Place the contents of both pans in a blender and puree until very smooth.
  • Return the puree to the saucepan and add the ginger, soy milk, and black pepper.
  • Garnish with toasted cashews, parsley, and yogurt.

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Karen Van Den Heuvel — Fall in Colorado

You may salt and pepper to taste (although I avoid the extra salt since Americans consume too much).

Let me know your thoughts after you try this delicious recipe!