The holidays are almost over which means that the season of delicious temptation is almost behind us. Hurray! My willpower has had a serious workout and honestly, it's caved to some pretty delicious cookies like the homemade gingerbread cookies my family & I decorated. They were so much fun! Too much fun to not be eaten :)
Amidst the holidays and some really early morning yoga practices (getting to Berkeley by 6:30am-whoa), I've done some cooking, though I can say that not much of it has been incredibly inspired sadly. I went off picking new recipes from cookbooks and went to the tried and tested: lots of oatmeal for breakfast (at least 10 days in a row) and kitchari or lentils & rice for lunch. It's kept me healthy and happy, so I can't fault it. On one of these less adventurous cooking days, I had one of those times where you look in the fridge and think: "What can I do with all this stuff?" So, I made soup. Lots could have gone in this soup, so if your fridge holds something a little different, go with it. I served this soup with some quinoa kitchari with spinach to my mom when she was over for lunch and she loved it! I hope you do too. :)
Gold Rosemary Beet Soup
2 T olive oil
3 stalks celery
1 carrot
2 golden beets
1/2 sweet potato
5-6 cups water
1+ T fresh rosemary, wrapped in cheesecloth
liquid vegetable bouillon or salt
Dice all of the vegetables into pieces that can fit on a spoon easily (or smaller). In a large pot, heat olive oil and saute celery until it's tender. Then add vegetables, water and wrapped rosemary. Bring to boil, then down to simmer and cook until all vegetables are tender and flavors are well combined (about 25-30 minutes). Add bouillon or salt to taste. Serve with a grain or kitchari for a meal.
- Vata: Great.
- Pitta: Minimize salt and top with lightly sauteed chopped kale or other dark greens.
- Kapha: Great. Can substitute white potatoes for sweet potatoes for more Kapha balance. Top with fresh cracked pepper.
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| Me with our lunch |
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Hi Kate -
ReplyDeleteI'd love to add your beet soup recipe to the next Yogidetox this spring.
Let me know - you'll get a recipe credit and a link to your site.
Pretty post.
Hi Cate, You're welcome to use the recipe and I appreciate the credit and link. The work you're doing looks really interesting; I'm glad to make this online connection. Be well. :)
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