"Low Fat Soup" | Apple Crumbles

The Dancing Runner and Sweet Potato Soup with Sliced Mushroom

A pretty good week in the Boston Training plan considering the weather has been awful for running outside. I’m on track for 55 miles by Saturday with only one speed work left. It’s going to be bitterly cold which is why I left that workout for the treadmill in the warmth of our basement. 50.5 miles and 4.5 to go. My mental effort has been negative in training for Boston as compared to the WineGlass. I really love running so these feelings of dread when I have a long run on schedule are new in this plan. It could be [...]

By Joanne|2011-01-21T06:30:52-05:00January 21, 2011|healthy cooking, Vegetarian|8 Comments

CEimB: Tomato Clam Soup

This week, the Ellie group cooked up heart warming soup. I didn’t have the tortillas since shopping was put on the back burner due to a late return from our marathon weekend. Instead of making Tomato-Tortilla Soup, I made Tomato Clam Soup. The recipe was customized with what we did have on hand and the result was once again, a rewarding meal. Thanks to Mary of Popsicles and Sandy Feet for the pick. The Apple Crumbles version: *Serves 4 1 TBS olive oil 2 green onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup Mezzetta TAMED jalapeno peppers, chopped *These gave [...]

By Joanne|2010-10-06T13:26:11-04:00October 7, 2010|CEimB|26 Comments

A Fall Garden Split Pea Soup

What a great recipe!…as she pats herself on the back. I can’t take 100% of the credit just about 50% (oh so smug!). I was in the pantry today doing a check before going to the grocery store. I saw 1/2 a bag each of yellow and green split peas. Eureka! There’s dinner. Split Pea Soup. I did a perusal in a few of my cookbooks and decided on “1001 Low-Fat Soups and Stews” as my guide. Of course I changed the original recipe and the result was a thick, filling, garden flavorful stew. A one pot meal. I [...]