[Jamestown1630]

This month: Soup! and some inspiration for living a long and enjoyable life.

Happy New Year!

-JT

[EinNYC]

I love me a good thick hearty soup in the winter!

Here's one I made recently which is as delicious as it is healthy.

Mushroom Chickpea Soup with Veggies and Greens

Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 35 mins Total Time 50 mins

Servings: 2

Ingredients
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms (I used baby bella)
• 1 to 2 tsp fresh ginger minced
• 1/2 cup chopped carrots
• 1/2 cup other veggies like bell pepper, celery, sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp black pepper use less or more
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 2 tsp soy sauce/tamari
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 to 1.5 tsp sugar or other sweetener
• 2 cups broth or water
• 1.5 cups or more water
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/2 tsp or more salt use less if you plan to use salted broth, or add later cornstarch to thicken in the end if needed

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic and a pinch of salt and cook for 3 minutes or just about translucent. Stir occasionally.

2. Add mushrooms and mix and cook for 3 minutes or until they starts to get golden.

3. Add ginger, carrots and veggies and cook for a minute.

4. Add chickpeas and spices and cook for 2 minutes.

5. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, broth and water. Partially cover and cook for 15 minutes. Add salt to taste and mix. Add in the spinach or other greens. Cook for 2 minutes. Taste and adjust salt, sweet, tang, spice. Reduce heat to medium-low. Continue to simmer for another 10 minutes. Garnish with fresh herbs of choice or scallions. Serve hot.

6. To thicken, mix 2 tsp cornstarch in 2 tbsp water and mix into the soup in the last 5 minutes. Bring to a boil.

ENJOY!

[Shady]

We do the same recipe with Kale, we just finished some!!

[Aliska]

Happy New Tear uh oh Year Everyone!!!

Painting is a lovely touch!

Homemade Veg Berf heh Barf er Beef soup with homemade beef broth my fav. Have added potato and leek soups. And oyster stew. And simple tomato I really like the packaged Knorr soups.

Almost forgot clam chowder which is usually from a can but homemade would be super!

And one more. Scotch Broth which isn’t made any more and I doubt I could ever duplicate the flavor.