Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup

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Mulligatawny soup always reminds me of Seinfeld. Speficially the Soup Nazi. Do you remember the episode where Elaine goes for soup and orders a bowl of Mulligatawny soup at Kramer’s recommendation? She promptly annoys the owner and is told “NO SOUP FOR YOU!” Hilarious. Seinfeld was/is pretty fantastic. And so is this soup! “Mulligawtany’ is a combination of two Tamil words – pepper and water. Normally this dish contains chicken, beef, or pork and is thickened with rice. However, for this delicious vegetarian/vegan version, I used chickpeas in lieu of the meat. Instead of the usual addition of cream, I…

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Chilled Thai Noodle Salad

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A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I’m on an elimination diet. At the time of my last post, I was just finishing the first month of the diet where I had to give up dairy, eggs, gluten, soy, chocolate, processed sugars, peanuts, oranges and corn. Now, I’m in the reintroduction phase of the diet. I’ve already added back dairy, gluten and soy. Gluten and soy were fine, but boy-oh-boy did dairy make me sick!!! I am so glad that I now know what has been making me feel so sick over the past few years. Although, I will likely focus…

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Adventures on an Elimination Diet

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After years of seeing doctors and specialists for my ongoing medical condition, I finally decided to see a naturopath and take a more holistic approach to my health. I’ve always felt like I eat pretty healthy – lots of veggies, fruits and whole grains. But I still have been feeling so lack-luster over the past few years. My naturopath feels as though I have certain food sensitivities and/or allergies that once pin-pointed could be eliminated, so that I could feel better. In order to determine which foods are causing me issues, I would have to eliminate the most commons allergens…

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