So to make it, I put two cans of Swanson chicken broth in a pot and start to heat it up. I chop up some carrots and put them in when the broth starts to boil. Then I set the timer for 30 minutes. When I start the time, I also put whole wheat pasta into a second pot (of just water) that I've brought to a boil. That cooks for ten or eleven minutes. Then I strain the pasta and use that pot to cook up some quinoa. This is like the heartiest soup I've ever had. Oh yes! And the spices. I put in 3 or 4 teaspoons of the Bob's Red Mill spice mix, which seems to be mostly chili and then some other spices as well.
Even though there is a lot of salt in the broth, I am considering this a healthy meal. I really like eating it in the morning, because I can just take the pot from the fridge and put it on the stove to heat up. There's no actual preparation. I am thinking of trying to put more vegetables in it. Does anybody have any suggestions? I absolutely will not put in any kind of bean or pea. But maybe lentils.
On a different note, I started using a new bar of Tom's bar soap. It's from their new line (which I was reluctant to try but had to since I couldn't obtain any bars from their old line) and it's the exfoliating bar. I really like it. I tried some other bars from their new line that I felt indifferent about, but I really like this one. I don't know if it will work out in the winter, but for now it's excellent.
Chia seed!
My mom is on medication for high blood pressure and of course, I want her to get into the chia seed thing. She absolutely will not eat a food that she doesn't like the texture of, even if it was mixed in something else. FORTUNATELY, a store less than an hour from my house (runningfood.com) has made some gel tabs from chia oil. Of course, this won't have the fiber of the seed, but it still has all the omega 3, 6, 9's. We have commandeered a jar and she's promised to start taking them tomorrow. So we'll see! They also make a chocolate smoothie mix from micro-milled chia seed, which I might try. Except...I don't know how to make a smoothie. How do you do it? Do you need a blender? Or fruit? What do you think would happen if I just mixed the stuff with ice cream?
Carolyn
