This Winter has been CRAZY so far with all of the snow and bitter temps! Not ideal for running…or training for a marathon…but I’ll take some canceled classes here and there. Today I woke up to a nice surprise…NO SCHOOL! I am babysitting later today, though…roads shouldnt be too bad yet! It is supposed to be freezing rain all day today and then turn into heavy snow with wind tonight…WOOHOO!! Definitely a chance for a ANOTHER possible snow day. I should wear my PJ’s on backwards, put a spoon under my pillow, and do a snow dance tonight before bed like I used to do when I was a little kid…hahah those were some good times…
Anyway…..over winter break I purchased MooseWood Restaurant’s Cooking For Health cookbook. Although I have only tried one recipe so far…there are tons are recipes in this cookbook that I cannot wait to try out! All of the recipes are vegan or vegetarian. I myself am not a vegetarian….I LOVE ME SOME MEAT (hahah) but I would say that most of my meals on a day-to-day basis are vegetarian-based. Vegetarian dishes are by no means boring and tasteless and this cookbook is proof of that. I cannot wait to try out more recipes in this book! Next on the list is Whole Grain Waffles 
Over Winter break, Mary and I had a Sweet Potato Chipotle soup at a cafe near our home (Apron in Haddonfield, NJ). We both immediately fell in love with it and have been wanting to recreate it ever since. When I saw this soup in Moosewood’s Cookbook, I knew that it would be the first recipe in the book I would try! I added a little bit too much chipotle (WOOPS)…good thing I like spicy food! It wasnt OVERLY spicy but I think it could be knocked down a little bit. Next time I will definitely be sure to add a little less (I used a little more than what the recipe called for). This soup tasted almost identical to the soup I had with Mary at the cafe (if my memory serves me correct, that is!). It is the perfect combo of SWEET & SPICY and is a perfect way to warm up on a cold winter day or night 
Got a little adobo sauce on my cookbook! 
Ingredients
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 C chopped onions
- 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed (I used more)
- 1 C thinly sliced celery
- 5 C thinly sliced peeled sweet potatos
- 2 C chopped apples
- 1 T minced canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 quart (4 C) Veggie Broth
- 1 C water
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 C unsweetened apple juice
Directions: Warm oil in soup pot on high heat. Add onions and garlic and continue to cook, stirring continually, until the onions begin to soften, about three minutes. Add the celery, sweet potatoes, apple, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, veggie broth, water, salt, cinnamon, and black pepper. Cover and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer gently until sweet potatos and apples are soft, ~20 minutes. Add the apple juice to pot and puree the soup in a blender or immersion blender until smooth and creamy. Blend in more chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, and/or black pepper if need be (make sure you taste the soup before adding anything…it may be fine as is!)
What is your favorite Winter Soup??
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yay no school. sadly i’m still at work. maybe a snow day tmrw though…fingers crossed. i’m a fan on tomato with grilled cheese. perfect after coming in from the cold
That soup sounds so good! Sweet and spicy is right up my alley. Cramy Broccol and white bean soup is always comforting in the cold winters.
omgosh i love sweet potato soup too! here is the recipe i use when i make it. i dont exactly know the directions, i kinda just add everything and season to taste but ill try to type up directions as best as i can.
Ingredients:
1. 3 large sweet potatoes
2. 2 15 oz cans of black beans
3. 2 14.5 oz cans chicken broth
4. ½ tsp cayenne pepper
5. 2 cups frozen corn
6. 2 diced carrots
7. 1 stalk of celery, diced
8. 1 can of chopped tomatoes
9. 2 tsp canola oil
10. 2 yellow onions, chopped
11. garlic cloves, minced
12. 2 red peppers, chopped
13. 3 cups of water
14. 1 tsp pepper
15. 1 tsp salt
Directions:
1. Sauté the carrots, celery, onion, garlic and red pepper in canola oil
2. Add the can of tomatoes + the juice, beans (drained), chicken broth, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper
4. Bring to a slow boil
3. Add the water (i do this last to see how thick / thin i want it)
(the longer you let it sit the better it tastes. and its even better when you re-heat it! haha)
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