African Vegetable Soup~

~Snow squalls~

Yesterday afternoon it started to snow... quite hard for a while. Thankfully it melted as soon as it hit the ground.

But it was very damp, windy and cold out , so it felt like a soup kind of day.

~African Vegetable Soup~

This makes a lovely and hearty autumn soup, but is equally comforting on a snowy, spring day.

Don't you love what turmeric does to a dish?

{and the added health benefits}

What do you make for comfort when the weather suddenly turns cold again?

~African Vegetable Soup~

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1 Large onion~ chopped

1 Cup chopped celery

2 Medium sweet potatoes, diced

Saute' in the bottom of your soup pot in a little olive oil until just tender-crisp.

Add 4 cups of water

{I have substituted my own vegetable stock for the four cups of water-and it's delicious}

1- 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes

To this add:

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. Turmeric

1 tsp. Cumin

1/2 tsp. dried thyme

1/8 tsp. Cinnamon

1/8 tsp. Red Pepper Flakes

1 Bay leaf

Bring to a boil- reduce heat, cover and simmer about 5-7 minutes.

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Add:

2 Small zucchini~ cut into thin half slices

1 Can Garbanzo beans- rinsed

Cook just long enough to soften the zucchini {about 4 minutes}.

Cook Orzo pasta separately and put a couple of spoonfuls into the bottom of soup bowls, then ladle soup into the bowls.

* You can add the pasta to the soup while cooking~ but I don't as the soup becomes starchy and cloudy.

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Me