Creamy, Delicious Soup ~ Gluten-free and Dairy-free Too!
Have you figured out by now I love soups and other one-pot meals? Plus, these types of meals always mean leftovers… and yep, we love leftovers!
This was originally.. simply.. Potato-Leek Soup. Bill is not super fond of pureed soups but being an agreeable sort he ate it and said he enjoyed it. Later that same week on a cool, rainy night I was re-heating some for dinner and remembered I also had steamed broccoli leftover from the night before. It just seemed brilliant to throw it in the soup, and voila! … Potato-Leek & Broccoli Soup was born. I love this comforting soup and so does Bill.
Since his heart event I had put aside recipes that call for dairy milk or cream to avoid the saturated fat, preferring the fat in our diet come from healthier sources such as nuts, seeds and olive oil. This is especially true since I’ve learned dairy fat is also inflammatory, which is known to cause plaque buildup in our arteries. But recently I’ve discovered the magic of cashew cream! Oh the possibilities! Now those creamy, rich and delicious recipes we used to love are back on the table. Continue reading Potato-Leek & Broccoli Soup
changed and I needed to do something with the fresh zest. I know I thought! I’ll put it in the ½ cup oil the recipe calls for and set it aside for the time being. As circumstances would have it, it was several days before the cookie-making resumed, and now I had the most lovely, orange-infused oil! A grand touch of serendipity. It really punches up the orange flavor, so I highly recommend it if you can wait that long to make them. My friend Kristy will be in town in a few days and I’m infusing oil now so I can serve these warm from the oven when she gets here. 