Portuguese Kale Soup

- from Becky Lehman, Thursday Food Tasting
1. Saute in c. 2T olive oil:  1c chopped onion, 2t chopped garlic and 1/2c chopped carrots.
2. Add 2 lb. (or 1 large can) tomatoes, chopped; simmer c. 15 minutes.
3. Add 2 qt. broth, 1 lb. chopped potatoes and c. 1/2t red pepper flakes, and simmer another 15 minutes.
4. [...]

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Two New Cheeses to Try

We have two relatively new cheeses from local suppliers.  Ladies of Lavita’s Queso cheese, is a soft cheese from Lebanon, CT.  Also, Meadow Stone Farm has several varieties of a hard cheese for you try.  These are both cow’s milk cheese.

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Syrian Lentil Soup

(Williams-Sonoma, serves 4)- Becky Lehman, Thursday Food Tasting
2T extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 medium celery rib with leaves, chopped
2t ground cumin
pinch of cinnamon
½ lb. red or brown lentils: check for rocks and rinse
5c hot vegetable broth, chicken broth, or water
1 lb. Swiss chard: remove stems (reserve for another use) and [...]

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Swedish Thursday Pea Soup

from Becky Lehman, Thursday Food Tasting
Adapted from Sunset International Vegetarian Cookbook (1983)
1 pound (c. 2 1/3C) yellow or green split peas
2T butter or margarine
2 medium-size onions, finely chopped
2 large carrots, finely chopped
1 large celery stalk, finely chopped
1 small rutabaga, peeled and diced and/or 2 medium potatoes, diced
1/2t each cumin [...]

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Take a look at our Recipes!

Welcome to our recipes section.  We will be adding new recipes from our potlucks and member contributions.  You can ask questions and post your reviews of recipes.  See what’s new.

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