Indulgent foods + Best Soups

[likethepaint]

So hi, some of you might remember I made a post in January because I had back problems and couldn't cook my own food. Well, another month of agony, 3 hours of emergency surgery and some majorly shitty hospital food later (I was given tuna salad as the 'vegan' option on THREE seperate occasions), I've had a disk removed and the back problems have

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SOUP!

[6_addiction]

I love soups! When I go to the grocery store, I buy as much produce as I can & throw it all in a pot :) The beauty of soup is that you can change the recipe a little bit each time or omit something you don't like without ruining the recipe.
Variety is the spice of life.

This is my average pot of soup:

First:
lightly sautee:
[using chili oil and olive oil or sesame oil]
garlic
sweet onion
green onion
basil
oregano
rosemary
thyme
cayenne [I like it spicy]
3-4 slices habanero pepper
1-3 crushed Japanese pepper
LOTS of black pepper
1/2 jalapeno, sliced

When lightly sauteed, put in large pot with lots of water, begin to heat.
Add whatever additional spices you desire [i usually add chili powder, a pinch of salt, & curry powder]

Then add chopped:
broccoli
cauliflour
green beans
onion
tomato
carrots
green banana or plantain
apple
parsnip
eggplant
zuccini
cabbage
portabello, oyster, or your favorite mushroom
& whatever else you can find :)
enjoy with dumplings or biscuits!
[i suggest drop biscuits covered in flax seeds]

You might find the addition of banana and apple odd, but i suggest that you try it, it adds a subtle sweetness to the soup.

Re: SOUP!

[likethepaint]

Thank you :) I'll definietly give this a go!