Autumn is for falling leaves, chilly air, cozy scarves and roasted pumpkin seeds....
Get even more energy out of iron-rich pumpkin seeds by roasting them in a cast-iron skillet.
Yum!

Tuscany Bean Soup
A warming and just hearty enough soup for the early days of Fall...

-Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a soup pot and saute 1 chopped medium    onion, 2 chopped celery stalks and 3 chopped garlic cloves until tender.  Add 1 can (28 ounce) of canned tomatoes and cook over medium heat.  Break the tomatoes into smaller pieces with a spoon.
Cover this and cook for about 15 minutes and stir occasionally if you remember!  Add a 15 ounce can of white beans with their liquid, 3 and a half cups of water, and salt and ground pepper to taste.  Cook for another 15 minutes.

Add one cup of small pasta shells to the soup and cook until shells are done.  Ladle into pretty bowls, add coursely chopped basil leaves and serve with a crusty loaf, crackers or corn bread!  Ladle a second helping when finished with the first...

*Did you know?
-when beans are combined with grains such as pasta or barley, they form complete (and easily digestible) proteins? They also really help to amp up the flavor of soups and thicken the stock. 

-onions not only add pungency to your soup but are also a good source of vitamin C.

"Eating"...

"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than we are." -Adelle Davis


After a year of stepping away from my blog to tend to other things, I am back to share. My two latest yummies are: yogurt (soy or dairy depending on your dietary needs), a handful of sliced almonds, a handful of dried cherries, half of a sliced pear and a pour of maple syrup. Voila! A healthy, quick and light summer breakfast, lunch or snack! Best enjoyed outdoors in a summer breeze..


Second, green smoothie is back! My fave for summer: two frozen bananas, an apple, a pear, cold filtered water, a few fresh dates and a few leaves of kale. Perfect food! Thanks to Arnold's Way in Lansdale, PA for always inspiring me with these!  Best enjoyed anytime, anywhere, with those you love!

awareness of the energy you put in to create your meals + the energy it takes to have the ingredients available = the energy of the food itself when eaten and digested. (ie: buy local, homegrow, shop farmers' markets, share with neighbors, do your best and make the best possible choices you can, do it all with love!) All we can do is try!

TTFN  Ta-Ta For Now....