Here I share with you my immune boosting chicken soup recipe. Chicken soup is a classic soup in every Jewish kitchen. We know that chicken soup heals the soul. This chicken soup heals the body or at least helps to
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Adapted from “The Whole Foods Market Cookbook” by Steve Petusevky. Mung beans are particularly useful because of their capacity to cleanse the heart and vascular system and reduce toxicity. They are a perfect food for humid and hot summer days.
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This is a great healthy, immune boosting soup for the autumn and winter during cold and flu season. I recommend drinking soups regularly as part of your health regime during this season as well as once you begin feeling a
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Kale and Chickpea Soup is adapted from “Soup – A Kosher Collection” by Pam Reiss. For a period of time we would eat this soup on a weekly basis. It is hearty and has a nice creamy consistency. For those
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Carrot Ginger soup is a classic soup that I remember eating regularly at a little vegetarian restaurant I frequented in the winter while I was a student at the University of Toronto. It is souper easy (ha ha!) to make
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This simple lemony, lightly curried, cold refreshing soup is a delight on a hot summer day. It is cooling, healthy, anti-inflammatory, hypoallergenic, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. My mother-in-law made this soup on our many visits to Israel and we all
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According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is associated with the water element. This element relates to the kidneys and urinary bladder. Winter is the time to protect and nourish the kidneys and yin aspect of ourselves. Cultivating, nourishing and balancing
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This green pea soup is adapted from The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook. It’s a delicious and easy to make recipe that everyone will love. You only need a bit of planning ahead to soak the split peas. Serves: 4 – 6
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This is a super easy and quick soup to prepare. I love the earthiness of this soup and find that it is very grounding. In hotter weather it is a great chilled soup, but in the winter I prefer it
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Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 red onions, roughly chopped 4 sweet potatoes (small/medium), peeled & chopped 5 beets, peeled & chopped 2/3 cup red lentils 4 cups chicken stock (veg will
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This is my daughter’s all time favorite lentil soup recipe. It is a modified version of the lentil soup from a restaurant called “Sababa” in Thornhill, Ontario and is the only lentil soup my daughter allows me to make at
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Eating cool foods helps to against heat accumulation in the summer. Cucumber and mint are both cooling and refreshing. A great way to enjoy lunch on a hot summer day. Ingredients: 4 cups cucumber, chopped 2 cups water or broth
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