Some Recipes From Julie

Julie is one of my favourite cooks, and soup is her specialty. I'm sure this soup is amazing!

Sweet and Spicy Potato and Nut Soup

1 diced onion3
crushed garlic cloves
olive oil
1/4 inch piece of ginger grated
4 fat carrots, peeled and diced
1 or 2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced
1/2 litre or so of stock (veg, chicken or anything really)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons peanut butter (or fresh ground peanuts if you are being fancy)
Juice of a lime
Teaspoon Spiracha sauce or any hot sauce
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Fry onion in a little oil, add garlic and ginger and fry for a few minutes. Add carrot, potatoes and stock, bring to boil and simmer 25 minutes. Add all other ingredients and blend. Serve with chopped cilantro and a few nuts sprinkled on top. Also good served chilled in Summer!



Spicy Cantaloupe Salad a' la Moosewood(Great with fish dishes)

1 ripe cantaloupe peeled and cut in small chunks
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon (to taste) cayenne
salt and pepper
russet lettuce or endives


Prepare cantaloupe and wash and cut lettuce, not shredded but smallish. In a jug mix all other ingredients, place lettuce or endives on plate or in individual bowls. Arrange cantaloupe on top and then drizzle over the dressing. Top with a nice crumbly goat's cheese for decadence.