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Escarole & Bean Soup
Escarole & Bean Soup
view cooking show here: http://blip.tv/Intentional-Soup/escarole-and-beans-6049995
Ingredients
1 large head fresh escarole coarsely chopped
2 cans of Cannellini beans or about 2 – 3 cups of dried beans, soaked over night and then cooked separately (you want to add them to the soup already cooked)
5 or more cloves of garlic, whole
1 lb Italian sausage, either pre – cooked or raw. If you use the raw sausage it will need to cook a bit longer … ( see below)
hot pepper flakes
salt
oregano
basil
2 bay leaves
pepper
extra virgin olive oil
Start with your breath. Yes give this pot of soup the breath of life, so that everything you do is alive and filled with love. breathe in breathe out! Next add the olive oil to of your soup pot on medium. Add the whole cloves of garlic and let them brown. With a fork press the toasted garlic into the hot oil. Breathe in the wonderful aroma of the Italian country side.
Drop in your cut up sausage rounds. If it is pre cooked sausage links let them brown up a bit. If you are using raw sausage then let these cook a bit longer.
Cover with water and bring to a boil then let the pot simmer for half an hour or so.
Add Cannellinii beans and stir in chopped escarole…remember your intentions…breathe and stir them in
Add bay leaves, oregano, basil and salt
Allow soup to continue to simmer until escarole is wilted.
Serve with cracked pepper. You may also add a grate of Parmesan cheese
Pray~ Love~ Breathe ~Eat
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Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut Squash Soup
http://blip.tv/Intentional-Soup/butternut-squash-soup-5958588
Love to the squash!! Are they not beautiful in their orange sunshine flesh? The flesh of a butternut…wonderful!
So for this recipe very simple ingredients. Food which is usually on had in your kitchen. My children like this hearty soup and so does our cat Mullgrain. Feel the love! Feed the kids and the cat!
Ingredients
1 large butternut squash, skinned and chopped
1 peeled apple
1 chopped yellow onion
2 leeks chopped
2-3 small red, yellow, or white potatoes
parsley for garnish
salt and pepper
cream (optional)
butter (optional)
olive oil
cold water and or organic chicken stock
In a large soup pot saute onion and leek in olive oil (and butter if you are OK with butter, if not, feel free to omit). Saute until clear. Stir in the LOVE! With the chopped apple. Add the potatoes and then the squash. Stir in the LOVE some more…make this a very intentional soup! Cover the veggies with cold water, (or if you feel like you need to have chicken stock than add it here, straight or half water, half stock).
Sprinkle with salt. Bring to boil. Turn down heat to low and let the pot simmer until all veggies are soft and their juices are mingling. About 30-40 minutes, you will know when it is ready. You will know because you are getting SO great at making Intentional Soup and it is all….(life, love, feeling the cool morning air on your face, all of it)..is feeling very natural to you.
Puree the pot with a hand-held food processor or use your blender. Or puree half of the soup and leave the other half chunky…again, you will know what to do. Listen to your intuition. Especially in the kitchen. Keep adding your intentions to the pot.
Serve in a beautiful glass or china bowl. Add some more butter and a dash of light cream if you desire it. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley. FEEL THE LOVE as you enjoy this gift. allow it…the liquid will seep up your intentions.
Pastina
PASTINA; An Italian pasta dish
http://blip.tv/Intentional-Soup/pastina-an-italian-pasta-dish-5896866
Pastina is a simple italian dish which can be served any time of day or night. Kids love this. Although it is not a soup I added it to my collection of soups because it is hearty and delicious and is eaten with a spoon out of a bowl.
I serve Pastina when it is cold or rainy and I have the feeling everyone needs to be filled up. It is comfort food. Simple, quick and always delicious.
Pastina
1 16 oz package of alphabet, orzo, pepe, stars or any other kind of tiny pasta
2 eggs
parmesan or Romano cheese
cream
1 stick of butter
salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
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Boil pasta in cold water to directions on package. You don’t have to drain the pasta if it absorbs all the water in the pot. This leaves it looser, if you do drain the pasta it will become more pasta like and less soupy. Either way is fine. Experiment with it.
Next, crack the eggs into the pot of hot pasta. Stir with a big wooden spoon mix in your intention for this yummy meal. Think of your children and how fast life is flying by. Love. Stir in the love… Add a few chunks of butter. The more the better. Then some cream and salt.
Serve with more butter and cracked pepper if your kids like that. Top with grated cheese.
Serve in a deep bowl with a big spoon. If you do serve this to the kids on a rainy Saturday morning when you are staying in for the day be assured they will disperse and play quietly for quite some time their bellies warmed and full.
If you have leftovers…they can be easily reheated with a little milk and butter, and a lot of happy intentions swirled into your soup pot. Love Love Love
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Carrot Ginger Soup
CARROT GINGER
My version of this delicious, warming, peppery soup is amazing! I like to have this when my body feels chilled, after a winter hike up the mountain, or a windy walk on the beach. The ginger helps to warm my entire body. As you may know ginger is a root that grows in warm climates. Some of the world’s finest ginger now comes from Puerto Rico and Jamaica. For this soup I thinly cut the whole root. You may also grate it or chop it. Ginger root is great in a mug with boiling water poured over it. Let it steep for 10 minutes breathe in the sultry aroma, then sip. A wonderful tonic for vertigo, and nausea.
CARROT~GINGER
2 lbs carrots, sliced in circles
1 large yellow fin potato
2-4 cloves of garlic. chopped
1/4-1/2 cup of sliced ginger
1-Tablespoon Curry
maple syrup
extra virgin olive oil
butter and /or light cream (optional)
On Medium flame add oil to your soup pot. Stir in garlic and onion, saute until the onions are clear. Add the sliced ginger, then the curry and stir. This is a great time to think about your intention for this particular soup pot. Who is the soup going to be for? Think about that person and stir in a prayer, a kind thought, your intention.
Add the potatoes, and then the carrots. Cover with cold water, place the lid on top of the soup pot and bring to a boil. When your soup boils, turn to simmer. Add some salt and a bit of pepper. Stir in your love, your prayers. When all the veggies are soft, puree to your preferred texture. You can make it very smooth or leave it a bit chunky.
When you are ready to serve this delicious carrot ginger soup add a bit of maple syrup to your bowl, and if you like it with dairy, add some light cream and a few chunks of butter.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Delicious, earthy, warming…
Serve with a smile and lots of LoVe!!
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Potato Leek
http://blip.tv/Intentional-Soup/intentional-potato-leek-soup-5795193
Ahh these Autumn days are warm and sunny! Potato Leek soup is one of my favorite soups…what is your intention today? Stir it into your soup pot and let it simmer. The delicious aroma of your soup, mixed with your good thoughts and healthy intentions will travel out of your Kitchen, over the air waves, and into the universe. Magic will happen!
POTATO LEEK SOUP
3-4 Leeks
2-3 LARGE POTATOES
1-CARROT
1- SHALLOT
1/2-1 TABLE SPOON (more or less to taste) FRESH THYME, PARSLEY, MARJORAM
FRESH GROUND BLACK PEPPER
SALT
OLIVE OIL
BUTTER ( OPTIONAL)
CREAM (OPTIONAL)
Saute a chopped shallot in olive oil and a few pats of butter. Add leeks and stir…stir in your intention for the day… send love, think light, be here now, give your self a gift… the present. Stir in carrots, a pinch of salt, cover veggies with cold water and turn flame to high, cover pot and bring to a boil. Uncover pot, stir ( add love, be love, sing a song… more intentions … cover pot and let simmer on low until veggies are tender. 20-30 minutes.
Check on your soup, puree together with electric hand-held blender. Or stir vigorously and leave it chunky. Add fresh herbs and a grind of pepper.
Let soup simmer for a little while. Serve with or with out cream and a pat of butter.
LoVe~ PeAcE~ JoY
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Pumpkin Buttercup Soup
Ahh breathe in love, light, enthusiasm…exhale what ever you do not need. Pumpkin soup is delicious it is beautiful to look at and has a thick creamy consistency. It’s a “stick -to-your-bones sort of soup.
What is your intention today? What do you want for yourself, for the world? It is good to think about things like this. Figure out exactly how you can let your light shine, here, in the present, today. When you let your light shine you radiate loving energy for all the world to feel. We may watch the news and start to feel negative about the state of our society…”what can I do” you might ask yourself… What you can do instantly, to make change happen, is to let your light shine! By keeping yourself healthy and strong you will influence those around you to do the same and the flow of good things will radiate out and ripple across the planet. One person at a time. You CAN change the world.
Right now! Begin it with a breath!
Pumpkin Butter Cup Soup
1 small pie pumpkin, if it is organic you can leave the skin on.
1 buttercup squash also called Japanese pumpkin ready it for roasting; cut into slices and place in a lightly oiled (olive) glass cooking dish. Bake on 400′ until the flesh is soft. Can be easily pierced by a fork.
1 yellow onion
1 large leek
2 (+) cloves of garlic
1 T dried curry
heavy cream (optional)
salt & pepper to taste
fresh thyme chopped about 1 T
fresh parsley for garnish
2 bay leaves
Stir in your loving intentions stir in your music, your laughter, your healing touch. Saute onions, garlic, leeks, curry in olive oil. Add the pumpkin. Remove from heat for a moment while you cut up the roasted buttercup squash. Remove the skin and chop it up for the pot. Cover it all with cold water, bring to a boil, add bay leaves, salt and pepper, then let simmer.
When the vegetables are soft, puree. Add cream for a more decadent dish.
Remember to breathe…mangia bene
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