Cream of Gazpancho...the perfect summer soup.

I have to admit...Gazpancho was not 

one of my favorite things.

Most times it felt like I was eating salsa with a spoon.

But one really hot summer day...I gave it a try.

I used my VitaMix and pureed it until it was creamy.

Now I love it!  Cream of Gazpancho!

Creamy and light! 

Simple...chop up all the veggies into big chunks.

And place in a blender or Vita Mix.

3 -4 plum Tomatoes

1 Cucumber- peeled and deseeded

1/2 red pepper

1/2 white onion

1/2 -1 jalapeno pepper

1-2 cloves of garlic

1-2 green onions

olive oil to taste

sea salt

optional- fresh lemon juice

Vegan Pasta Dinner under 300 Calories...oh yeah!

Ingredients:

tofu noodles 4oz. -can be found in the produce section

half of a zucchini 

fresh basil 

1 tsp of pine nuts

2 oz. lite firm tofu 

tomato sauce **

garlic

olive oil

dried oregano and basil

pine nuts

...just under 300 calories!!

Use a Manoline to cut the zucchini in fettucine like shapes.

One of my most favorite things in the world.

Boil noodles for three minutes and drain.

Saute zucchini in 1 tbs. of olive oil with minced garlic.**
Add chopped basil saute a minute.
Add cooked noodles to zucchini and saute a bit more.
Add pine nuts (about 1 tsp.)
Season with a bit of salt and pepper.

** You can also use the zucchini raw


Tofu "ricotta"
Mash lite firm tofu  
add dried oregano and basil.
A bit of nutritional yeast
salt
Cook to just heat it up abit

Plate zucchini and pasta combo
add the "ricotta".
and place 1/4 cup of any favorite tomato sauce on the side.**
(I used Muir Glen Organic Roasted tomato sauce and added a mashed up veggie ball)

or make some fresh raw tomato sauce.
Plum tomato
garlic
a little onion
fresh basil
dash of olive oil
salt and pepper
Blend in a a high speed blender


Regular dinner size plate shown.

Name the Grain...

Before the major cultivation of rice, this grain thrived.

Able to grow in an arid dry climate.

This is just one variety.

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