Pureed Vegetable Soups

Pureed Curried-Cauliflower Soup with Florets.

I recently received a gift from my two best friends: a Breville Juice & Blend. The juicer and blender 'attachments' share one powerful motorized base. I've only had it for a few weeks, but I have made numerous pureed vegetables soups that are not only low in calories, but absolutely delicious, inexpensive and easy to prepare. If you don't have a blender you can also use an immersion blender.

I'm not giving you exact measurements for these recipes, but rather ratios that will work for many kinds of vegetables like carrots, broccoli with stems, frozen peas, corn, cauliflower, potato, asparagus, etc. For every 1 lb of vegetables use 1/2 onion - this amount is usually enough for 2 generous servings.

Asparagus and Pear Salad with Roquefort Cheese

Asparagus and Pear Salad with Roquefort Cheese

This is a great salad - full of flavor and 'bite'. Of course you can replace the mustard greens and dandelion with mixed greens or any other type of lettuce, but I think their distinct flavor really complement the crisp, sweet pears and sharp cheese.

Corn Chowder with Ham and Tomato Concasser

Corn Chowder with Ham and Tomato Concasser

Pea Soup with Black Forest Ham

Pea Soup with Black Forest Ham

What a great way to enjoy delicious soup - and it is budget-friendly, too!

Good Morning Oatmeal

I can honestly say that the 15 minute I spend every morning preparing my oatmeal are well worth it.

Good Morning Oatmeal