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This is a warming and filling vegetarian soup with a little "spice". The measurements are relative since I just threw things in as I thought of them.  Play around with the measurements to see what you like :) Ingredients olive oil 3-4 gloves garlic, minced 1 brown onion 2 leeks 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon coriander 1 teaspoon dried thyme a pinch of dried chilies vegetable broth 1, 8 ounce can diced tomatoes 1 cup quinoa 1, 8 ounce can lentils, rinsed and drained  - (I usually use dried, but couldn't find them at the moment) Saute garlic, onion, and leeks in olive oil on low heat for about 5 minutes.  Stir in spices for another minute or two.  Add vegetable broth (I just added water and threw in 4-5 teaspoons of broth powder) and turn up heat a bit.  Stir.  Stir in quinoa.  Add diced tomatoes and stir.  Bring to a boil.  Turn down heat and add lentils.  Simmer for another 15 or 20 minutes (until quinoa is done). ...

12/27/13 First, I want to apologize for the absence of posts in the last month.  Who would have thought December could be such a busy time!  ;) A few weeks ago, my two lessons of rock n' roll dancing paid off at a rock n' roll dance put on by the instructors.  A skirt was the suggested attire and that made it easy, having two of them in my wardrobe to pick from.  Sonia looked right out of American Bandstand in polka dots and folded lacy socks.  Anna (Sonia's cousin) rocked a homemade 50s dress that sat perfectly around her tiny waist. In the past couple months I've learned the Aussie terms for a bachelor and bachelorette party: a bucks' or hens' party, respectively.  A bit cuter, and a bit easier to say... We found a common place on the dance floor with the company of a 50-year-old and above crowd.  The main difference separating, namely Anna and I, from them, was their ability to rock and twirl as if on the set of Happy Days.  With just ...

11/28/13 Today's weather was a semi-drastic change from yesterday's sunshine and warmth; of course, not unexpected.  What was unexpected was a supposed case of food poisoning brought upon one of my housemates.  Most of us can relate to the loss of food and sleep that accompany stomach illnesses.  Is it only Americans who gravitate toward the herbaceous and subtly savory warmth of chicken (noodle) soup during these times of fatigue and discomfort?  It wasn't until late afternoon that I adhered my calling to make a chicken (noodle) soup.  The reason for the parentheses around the noodle are attributed to the way my mom started making it after I abandoned gluten.  Who would have thought that the noodles do little justice to the charming satisfaction of this simple liquid casserole... I had the base recipe filed in the "home" drawer of my mind, but with a package of rice noodles aging in the pantry, I traveled through the endless Google images for "chicken ...