Friday, December 5, 2008
Just as I admit to being a soup freak, I also admit that I love all kinds of salads. That wasn’t always the case. It wasn’t until I switched to a lowfat diet in 2004 that I cultivated my taste for fresh produce and healthy dressings. I have learned a few important [...]
I’ve learned that it’s easy to keep some exotic ingredients on hand for the Asian soups I love, since most of the oriental markets carry them in the freezer section. Here’s what I typically have on hand that I buy at the Asian market:
Stalks of lemon grass. They will be in the freezer and [...]
Lemon Ginger Scallion Soup.
I heat 2 cups of vegetable broth in a saucepan. You can also use chicken broth or hot water into which a tablespoon of white barley miso paste has been mixed.
Grate in 3 tablespoons of fresh ginger
Squeeze in half a lemon
Rinse then chop a few scallions up and throw them in.
If it’s [...]
THAI TOM YUM SOUP
INGREDIENTS
1/2 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined (save shells and heads for stock)
12 mushrooms, halved
1 (4.5 ounce) can straw mushrooms, drained
4 cups water or chicken broth
2 stalks of lemon grass (will remove before eating)
4 kaffir lime leaves (will remove before eating)
4 slices galangal (will remove before eating)
4 chilies as hot as [...]
Andrea’s Low Fat Seafood Chowder:
Marinate 1 lb of bay scallops in the juice of 2 lemons while you begin.
6 cloves fresh garlic chopped and sauteed in 2 tblsp olive oil
Dice and add:
I giant whole leek
1 fat stalk of fennel
I parsnip
2 whole carrots
corn scraped from one raw ear
4 stalks celery
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
handful of fresh [...]
This is my favorite First Of The Fall soup, brought on by the first cold snap of the season.
Take a large pot add 2 tbsp oil oil and begin to heat.
Dice and throw into the pot:
7 cloves of garlic
one large white onion
2 big carrots
3 stalks of celery
1 sweet potato
I’m not someone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen. Maybe because I worked from home for so long that I got in the habit of eating most of my meals out. I have a handful of favorite dishes I cook for myself and for friends and one of my favorite [...]
