Winter soup

I am a big fan of soup, I cook it all the time and in fact it has been a big help in helping me lose weight. It is really cheap to make and I love that you can make it by cleaning out the contents of your fridge! I eat soup nearly everyday for lunch, I make it in a huge pot and freeze it in smaller portions to make it even easier. Also it means if visitors come by unexpectedly for lunch I can whip it out and have it bubbling away in no time.

Below are two super easy vegetarian recipes for soup. They are a good way of introducing pulses to your diet if you haven't eaten many of them previously. In winter I always add extra onions, garlic and fenugreek and to date Aviva and I haven't had a cold or flu in nearly a year (I also think our very low consumption of sugar helps as well)

Split pea soup

8 c. water
2 c. split peas
1 onion chopped (I added a few chopped garlics as well)
3 carrots chopped
3 ribs of celery chopped
1 bay leaf
salt to taste

Put all into a crock pot in the morning on medium high. It is done by late afternoon!

Lentil soup

1 c. lentils
1/3 c. rice
1 1/2 qts. water
1 big can of chopped tomatoes
2 grated carrots
1 chopped onion
Salt & Pepper to taste
Pinch or two of cayenne pepper
1 t. oregano & 1 bay leaf


Cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour, then add soy sauce to taste and let cook another 15 minutes.

Sorry there are no photos, something is wrong with my camera and the photos aren't looking very good at all.