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Split Pea Soup

Maris Callahan — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:04:10 +0000

If your’e here expecting more tarts, cookies, cocktails and holiday cheer, well, I am sorry to disappoint you because today is about soup. Split pea soup, to be specific. Dry peas are high in protein, fiber and folate and while they make a mean soup, you can also utilize them in everything from brownies to pasta dishes to snack dips. In between your holiday baked goods and calorie-laden main dishes (you know you have them on your menus so don’t even try to pretend otherwise) soups are the perfect to help you balance out your diet. Split pea soups typically have a thick, creamy texture reminiscent of cream-based soup but without the fat. Split peas are high in fiber – offering more than 10 grams per half a cup (to give you some perspective, many vegetables average 5 grams and grains average 3 grams per serving).Serve this soup with fresh fruit or a big green salad to round out your meal. And then go ahead an gorge on holiday cookies. You have my permission. Save Print Split Pea Soup Author: Maris Callahan Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Weekend Cooking Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 70 mins Total time: 1 hour 25 mins […]

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Worknight Dinner Recipe: Spicy Sausage, White Bean & Spinach Soup

Maris Callahan — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:01:15 +0000

Remember when I used to write one of these every single week? For almost two years you had visual proof that I cooked dinner at least once a week but these days, you’re forced to place actual trust in my word and give me the benefit of the doubt. Well, I promise. I would never lead you astray. I’m not going to be all cliche and tell you that it’s fall so it’s time! for! soup! but what I will tell you is that soup is a really easy way to cook yourself a meal with minimal prep and as few pans to wash as possible. In a nutshell, we have quick, easy, healthy – the perfect trifecta. Save Print Spicy Sausage, White Bean and Spinach Soup Author: Maris Callahan Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Worknight Dinners Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 25 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added navy beans, drained and rinsed 4 links fully cooked andouille sausage 3 cups packed fresh baby spinach, coarsely chopped Instructions Bring broth and tomatoes to a boil in a […]

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Moroccan Style Chickpea Soup

Maris Callahan — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0000

When I’m dining out, I will eat any and types of meat, from pork to wild game. At home, I would never dream of preparing something more exotic than the occasional pork tenderloin. It’s not because I don’t want to learn how, but it;’s because some things are best saved for special occasions. There are some things I want to see plated artfully by a chef…but let’s talk honestly: who wants to see raw sweetbreads? So more often than not, I cook vegetarian. I’ll cook the occasional pork chop or beef stir-fry and I’ve agree that there is very little that bacon can ruin, but quite honestly, touching raw chicken repulses me and I find often veer towards vegetables, legumes and seafood without even thinking twice. When I first started pulling the ingredients for this together on my counter, this dish didn’t look like much. I mean, simple ingredients, 2 pots, easy peasy. I thought it was going to be one of those dishes that just looked awesome in the picture but turned out to be, well, not so awesome. Luckily, the finished product proved me wrong. The flavor was unique and complex and a few handfuls of fresh spinach adds obligatory […]

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Garden Vegetable Soup

Maris Callahan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Those of you who have ever been on the Weight Watchers diet are undoubtedly intimately familiar with Garden Vegetable Soup. Made with broth and a variety of low-calorie vegetables, this soup has been a lifeline for dieters everywhere, most likely since it was created in the test kitchens at Weight Watchers. Per cup, it has approximately sixty calories and plenty of fiber. It’s a filling, waist-friendly meal or side dish. This soup was probably one of the first things I learned how to make. When I was home for a summer during college, my mother was began Weight Watchers. While that didn’t stop me from eating chocolate ice cream every night, it did force me to adapt healthier eating habits during meals, like dressing my salads with balsamic vinegar instead of fattening vinaigrettes, skipping the bread basket in restaurants and beginning each day with a healthy breakfast, like low-fat yogurt and an english muffin or oatmeal made with skim milk. I still do most of these things today, including the chocolate ice cream. But with mom on Weight Watchers, we began cooking a lot of healthier meals as a family. This Garden Vegetable soup became a mainstay in our fridge/freezer […]

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Sunday Plans: Lentil Soup with Potatoes and Ham

Maris Callahan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0000

On Sundays I always fantasize about getting all of my laundry, errands and exercise out of the way early so that by 3 or 4 PM, when the sun is still out but the air is turning crisp, I can be planted in the kitchen prepping meals for the week. That almost never never happens. Instead, my Sundays are usually a jumble of brunches, treadmill runs, hours idling on my balcony when the weather is nice, and an equivalent number of hours spent glued to my laptop catching up on my neverending reader. Before long, it’s 6PM and I have about 4 hours worth of laundry and productivity in front of me before I get to veg out on the couch, as Sundays were intended for. But eventually, I got around to making lentil soup. I’ve made it a few times before with a recipe, which I know I have written down somewhere, but I couldn’t find it and decided to improvise. Save Print Lentil Soup with Potatoes and Ham Author: Maris Callahan Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Worknight Dinner Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 50 Ingredients Lentil Soup with Chunky Potatoes and […]

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