Galia Melon and Gingered Cucumber Chilled Fruit Soup
I remember very well the first time I ever had a chilled soup… and believe it or not. it wasn’t either Vichysoisse or your traditional gazpacho. No. My introduction to cold soup came to me as a full-on adult when my ex-husband (although we weren’t even married at the time) took me to this amazing place in the Florida Keys called Little Palm Island. It was one of those places where you parked on the shore and drank colorful tropical drinks with flowers and pineapple in them while you were waiting for a boat to transport you to a Paradise Island. This particular Paradise Island came replete with an amazing…
Thai Coconut Soup
This is the soup I’ve been wanting to make. Ridiculously quick and easy, this soup will warm you up on a cold day. I made this Thai Coconut Soup in the dehydrator, but as Marie informed me, you can heat it on the stove as long as you check the temperature while heating to keep it raw. This is one of my favorite soups and I have to apologize for the photo, it sucks. But it shouldn’t be a reflection on the delicious flavor of this soup. I was hungry and too impatient to keep taking photos when all I wanted to do was eat. I warned Marie that I…
Creamy Tomato Soup
It’s winter and let’s face it, the last thing someone would think of is a raw soup because that somehow puts ‘cold’ in your mind. Well, you can get around that by warming it in the dehydrator and while it won’t be piping hot, this is the next best thing for the raw purist. You can also use a thermometer and heat on low on the stovetop – just make sure you stop short of that magical 118 degree mark and you’re golden. Of course it helps that this creamy tomato soup recipe is pretty hardy; I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much it will take the chill…
Melon Ball Summer Stew
Don’t be intimidated by the nifty little melon ball-er. Using one is easy and fun and it’s somehow so rewarding to see those little melon balls falling into a bowl to form vibrant mounds! Even if there not perfectly round, they’re still perfect; each one a burst of fresh sweetness! This is the kind of food that actually makes you want to play with it – even if you’ve got your mother in the back of your mind telling you not to! Now, mind you, you don’t have to make melon balls for this to be good. Cutting the melons into large dice would work just as well. It probably…
Green Grape and Cucumber Minted Soup
Late spring and summer is such a wonderful time to be raw! And that means it’s prime time to begin incorporating more raw food into your diet! During this time of the year it takes barely any energy at all to create satisfying raw dishes that will completely steal the spotlight away from cooked foods. It’s just not what our bodies crave in the heat! Me, I love to whip things together in the kitchen but it’s just too warm to spend a lot of time doing it, so my summer fall-backs are incredible soups and smoothies that I toss together in a blender in a matter of minutes. This…
Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho
It may sound crazy to say this but there’s nothing like soups in summer! Yes: it’s true! Only I’m not talking about those steaming cool-weather concoctions that warm you up for a nice curl in front of a roaring fire. Granted, those have their place, for sure. But these summer soups are cool, refreshing, hydrating and addictive. Not to mention, super simple to throw together! Summertime really becomes a snap when you’ve got this kind of stuff on the menu. I basically look at every stray bit of produce in my fridge as an opportunity to create culinary bliss at this time of year. Surely, more of these satisfying soups…
Easy Raw Carrot Ginger Soup
We kind of take the carrot for granted but it is really the most wonderful vegetable: it can reward you with beautiful skin, better vision and oral health, improved digestion and heightened cardiovascular function. Plus it’s the ultimate immune booster! And I’ve got to admit that carrots are definitely tastier in their raw state. I have a very distinct memory of my mom serving carrots as a consistent side-dish in my youth and they were always soft enough to mush and relatively tasteless and somehow always unappealing. Once upon a time carrots were definitely one of the ‘red-headed-stepchildren of the vegetable world, coming into a close tie with peas and…
Vanilla Scented Parsnip and Apple Soup
The sensual vanilla scent of this parsnip and apple laden soup gives an added boost to this lovely and elegant concoction through the olfactory experience alone! There’s just something about vanilla…It is not necessary to strain the soup but this step gives it an added level of sophistication. Sometimes- when it’s just ‘dinner for one’ you don’t need that but it’s nice to know you have the option. Myself, I have no problem with chunks; keeps it earthy and I like earthy! I also like it a little warmed. Seems like parsnips have their real moment in cooler weather and it just makes sense to heat things up a little…
