{"id":2815,"date":"2012-12-03T00:12:57","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T00:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2015-03-05T23:23:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T23:23:35","slug":"delicious-vegetarian-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/delicious-vegetarian-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious & Spicy Vegetarian Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"

I could easily become a vegetarian with these two dishes! Delicious. Delightfully spicy. Clean and healthy. \u00a0Hands down winners for warming the mind, body and soul.<\/p>\n

The warming comes from the carminative, Indian spices that I enjoy the most and used a little extra<\/em> to make the difference. \u00a0The first was a plain (but very good) Butternut Squash Apple soup<\/a> that I doctored – adding many more<\/em> pinches of flavor and spice than what was called for in the original Simply Recipes Food & Cooking Blog<\/a>\u00a0preparation – making it a hearty, wholesome and “mmmhmm good-er” than Campbells and ten times better than any SoupMan recipe. \u00a0The second was prepared exactly as Martha Schulman, NYT, Recipes for Health Editor<\/a>, designed. \u00a0It was the most satisifying meal I think I have ever had, or at least made in my own kitchen. \u00a0Every spoonful was worth every second of preparation required. \u00a0I enjoyed the first bowl watching Mitt Romney go down in flames on Election night 2012. \u00a0I ate the second bowl of Spicy Butternut Squash soup for lunch and Martha’s recipe for dinner, the next day, thereby being inspired to share the story and these two recipes, albeit a little late at this post writing.<\/p>\n

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Couscous With Chickpeas, Spinach and Mint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The image caught my eye, the ingredients spoke to me and the flavors will make it a regular item in my healthy diet. \u00a0Particularly during colder weather this is a “must.” \u00a0You can make enough and do what I did, \u00a0freeze the rest for a later occassion.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for the Chickpeas with Couscous Recipe.<\/p>\n

BTW, I did splurge a little on carbs and made some good, old-fashioned southern cornbread to eat with it.<\/p>\n

Now, as for the doctoring performed on the Butternut Squash Soup. \u00a0The amount of spice you use is certainly a matter of taste, however, carminative spices are the best and natural way to warm your inner soul and body without exercise. \u00a0 A bland soup can be magically changed with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes, ginger root and and clove. \u00a0So much so, that I add a mix of\u00a0coriander, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, cumin and black pepper to my oatmeal in the morning.<\/p>\n

Imagine then the re-make of a plain Butternut Squash soup with that blend. \u00a0I didn’t measure. \u00a0I just used my spoon to taste for the corrections.\"\"<\/p>\n

I used pinches and sprinkles of Red Chili Pepper Flakes, Black Peppercorns, Red Curry, Himalayan Sea Salt, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg and topped the finished soup with a handful of pistachio nuts.<\/p>\n

Sweet, simple and pure.<\/p>\n

Delicious.<\/p>\n

Click here for the Butternut Squash & Apple Soup<\/a> and enjoy your own creation. \u00a0Ten minutes of preparation and hours of wholesome nourishment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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