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My first Vegan Healing soup for April is Greens 'n Beans in Garlic Broth . I agree with Smith Farm’s Laura Pole, that your body will thank you for this gorgeous tonic after the heavier foods of winter. Just adding some crusty bread and/or a fresh salad will make a satisfying light meal, welcoming Spring. Thanks to both the auther and to Laura for conveying this original copyrighted recipe of Myra Kornfield, author of The Healthy Hedonist. Besides heads of garlic, the broth includes leek greens, lentils, fresh sage and thyme, bay, sea salt and water.

The soup has olive oil, leeks, carrots , arugula, escarole, swiss chard, romaine, sea salt, brown rice vinegar and cracked pepper-lemon-garlic. For most folks, I added great northern beans (dried - soaked overnight) for added nutrients, for others, chickpeas. After re-heating, you may want to add more cracked pepper, a drizzle of good olive oil, lemon juice and even some vegan parmesean/ nutritional yeast/Daiya shredded mozzarella. I gifted you with some tasty yellow onions sauteed in olive oil for garnish.

Chanting Ingredients: Include the usual along with The Immortal Song – by my teacher, Jain Master Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanu

May the sacred stream of amity flow forever in my heart

May the universe prosper; such is my cherished desire.

May my heart sing with ecstasy at the sight of the virtuous,

And may my life be an offering at their feet.

May my heart bleed at the sight of the wretched, the cruel and the poor.

And may tears of compassion flow from my eyes.

May I always be there to show the path to the pathless wanderers of life; Yet , if they should not hearken to me, may I abide patiently.

May the spirit of good will enter into all our hearts,

May we all sing together the immortal song of brotherhood, the immortal song of sisterhood, the immortal song.

Namaste!

Buon Apetito! L’Chaim! In Joy! From your Singing-Soup Maker, Sharda

;">Many Species - One Planet - One Future I See You ~ Namaste ~ Yours in Wellness, Gratitude, Vitality and the Rhythm of Nature, This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information:© Suzen Sharda Segall 2010, CelebratingtheInnerHealer.com http://www.wellnesstraining.com/ http://www.celebratingtheinnerhealer.blogspot.com/ Suzen Sharda Segall, Wellness Personal Trainer/Consultant, designer and facilitator of BodyArts Therapeutics, has provided an integrated approach to health and wellness for a wide variety of populations, internationally,for over thirty-five years

This week's Soup Suprise

Curried Triple Squash Granny Smith apples join with pumpkin, butternut squash and Japanese Kabocha for another version of this creamy golden soup. We can’t get enough of the Magic Mineral Broth c tm. This delicious and restorative veggie base was created by Chef Rebecca Katz and conveyed by ‘Chefnurcian’ Laura Pole, who I had the joy of meeting at a Smith Farm Retreat in Maryland (learn more at her site: EatingforaLifetime.com) Additional ingredients include olive oil, pears, yellow onion, dried ginger and curry, Braggs mineral soy sauce, almond butter, fresh lime juice, brown rice syrup and mango chutney. If you prefer a thinner/richer version, you could add coconut, almond, oat or rice milk. A funny thing happened on my way to deliver soup last week and retrieve the empties. Much to my surprise, I was ‘gifted’ a quart of the Magic Mineral Broth – complete with a sprig of an herb – I couldn’t positively identify – and hoped it was lovage! (refer back to the previous blog entry on this) I’m still not certain, after researching pictures online, but am delighted regardless! Along with the quart, was an internet print out with the recipe as well as an article about the healing power of this broth. I couldn’t resist playing the Magic forward, and shared the broth with a dear friend journeying with cancer right now. The reprint of Guideposts recipe brags about how sipping this potassium – trace mineral nutrient-rich broth alone is like giving your body an internal spa treatment. The accompanying article talked about a woman gifted with the broth while she was coping with breast cancer treatment. She renamed the broth Magic Miracle Broth! – finding it incredibly restorative. If you’d like a special order just of the broth, let me know. So many possible fun garnishes for this soup, I finally offered two new variations - Tamari toasted sunflower seeds or dry roasted cashews - for some added toasty crunch. For myself, I've had this soup for breakfast and added baby spinach, very comfy. All Blessings of Compassion & Joy this Super Full Moon week! Your singing soup-maker, Sharda Many Species...One Planet...One Future~ I See You ~ Namaste ~ Yours in Wellness, Gratitude, Vitality and the Rhythm of Nature, Suzen Sharda Segall This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information:© Suzen Sharda Segall 2010, CelebratingtheInnerHealer.com http://www.wellnesstraining.com/ http://www.celebratingtheinnerhealer.blogspot.com/ Suzen Sharda Segall, Wellness Personal Trainer/Consultant, designer and facilitator of BodyArts Therapeutics, has provided an integrated approach to health and wellness for a wide variety of populations, internationally,for over thirty-five years