Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients
1 large (900g/2 lbs. in Canada) bag of pasta, any shape (spirals, penne, radiatore, etc.)
4 to 6 carrots, sliced or diced
2 red peppers, diced
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 large, or 2 medium zucchini, diced
1 dozen radishes, sliced
1/2 head small red cabbage, shredded
2 medium tomatoes, ripe, diced
1/2 to 1 English cucumber, diced
1 to 1-1/2 cups fresh peas, cooked or raw, or frozen peas
1/2 cup kernel corn (if desired)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 large bottle of Italian-type salad dressing, something non-creamy

Method:
Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain, rinse and let cool.
Throw all the vegetables together in a very large bowl or bin. You’ll need room to mix it all.
Pour half the bottle of salad dressing over everything. Mix well. Taste and see if it needs more dressing. If so, continue adding until you reach desired taste. Chill until serving.

Ingredients:
2 zucchini, cut into chunks
4 large carrots, peeled, cut into chunks
2 parsnips, peeled, cut into chunks
2 potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
2 sweet potatoes or 1 small butternut squash, peeled, cut into chunks
1 sweet red pepper, in chunks
1 medium onion, in chunks
2 to 4 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
1 to 2 sprigs fresh basil leaves
1 to 2 sprigs fresh parsley leaves
1 to 2 sprigs fresh dill or marjoram or thyme leaves, whatever your preference
Water to cover
Salt, pepper, cayenne, etc. to taste

Method:
Put all ingredients in a pot. Heat to boiling, boil until tender.
Remove in batches to food processor, using SOME liquid in each batch. Process until smooth.
If soup seems too thick, add more of the cooking water until soup is a consistency you want. Season with salt, etc. to taste. Serve hot or cold

ngredients:
1 bag (800g, about 2 lb.) frozen baby carrots
1 bag (800g, about 2 lb.) frozen broccoli
1 bag (800g, about 2 lb.) frozen cauliflower
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut to chunks
2-3 tbsp. chicken soup powder
Water to cover

Method:
Put all vegetables in water, add powder, cook until tender.
Using the one hand blender (if you do not have it you will need to transfer to the food processor or blender in a few times as the amount is too large for one time) puree all. Mix, cook for a few moments more, and serve.