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I woke up a few days ago with the most irritated throat, a heavy head and a sense of vertigo as I rolled out of bed. Arrrrrgh, what happened?! It was the end of the weekend. I finally got some sleep - and some yoga - in, and this is my body's repsonse. Hmph... well then... time to battle some bad ass cold I guess!
What better to celebrate being sick than with a delicious soup? I was inspired by a soup at a potluck I went to last night (it was an awesome butternut squash, apricot, ginger, and coconut milk soup a la Misha :) ) . It's just simmering on the stove right now - YUM, it smells delicious - so here's the recipe!
Get-Better Buttercup Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 small buttercup squash, peeled, seeded
- 1/3 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 large carrot, sliced
- 1 small piece ginger, diced
- 1 clove garlic, diced
- 4-6 cups water
- 1/2 cup - 1 cup nuts (I used walnuts and peanuts. You may want to chop the large pieces a little)
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
1) Cook squash in microwave to soften (2-3 minutes). Peel and seed. Note: The skin is delicous, so cut it up and snack on it while you wait for your soup. Trust me! If you're feeling ambitious, clean, salt and roast the seeds and use to garnish the final soup.
2) Chop vegetables, and cut squah into chunks. Place in soup pot with water. Cook on high heat for 5 minutes. Turn element off, cover and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
3) Carefully pour soup into blender and blend until smooth. Return to pot.
4) Stir in butter, nuts and raisins.
5) Pour yourself a bowl, grab a cup of tea, and curl up to re runs of the OC for the rest of the night. Enjoy your healin' mealin'!
Love B
I woke up a few days ago with the most irritated throat, a heavy head and a sense of vertigo as I rolled out of bed. Arrrrrgh, what happened?! It was the end of the weekend. I finally got some sleep - and some yoga - in, and this is my body's repsonse. Hmph... well then... time to battle some bad ass cold I guess!
What better to celebrate being sick than with a delicious soup? I was inspired by a soup at a potluck I went to last night (it was an awesome butternut squash, apricot, ginger, and coconut milk soup a la Misha :) ) . It's just simmering on the stove right now - YUM, it smells delicious - so here's the recipe!
Get-Better Buttercup Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 small buttercup squash, peeled, seeded
- 1/3 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 large carrot, sliced
- 1 small piece ginger, diced
- 1 clove garlic, diced
- 4-6 cups water
- 1/2 cup - 1 cup nuts (I used walnuts and peanuts. You may want to chop the large pieces a little)
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
1) Cook squash in microwave to soften (2-3 minutes). Peel and seed. Note: The skin is delicous, so cut it up and snack on it while you wait for your soup. Trust me! If you're feeling ambitious, clean, salt and roast the seeds and use to garnish the final soup.
2) Chop vegetables, and cut squah into chunks. Place in soup pot with water. Cook on high heat for 5 minutes. Turn element off, cover and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
3) Carefully pour soup into blender and blend until smooth. Return to pot.
4) Stir in butter, nuts and raisins.
5) Pour yourself a bowl, grab a cup of tea, and curl up to re runs of the OC for the rest of the night. Enjoy your healin' mealin'!
Love B
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