Filed under: Healthy Eating, Holistic Recipe
As I was taking the subway home the other day, freezing my buns off in this very damp city of Toronto, I came to the realization that I had very little food at home. This happens about once in a blue moon — being a nutritionist and all, this is like a breakfast restaurant running out of eggs. It was about 4PM, so I had time to go grocery shopping but I just didn’t feel like it — I wanted to be in the warmth and comfort of my home, as soon as possible.
Walking down the hallway to my condo, I got a lovely waft of roasting garlic from my neighbour’s oven and it hit me. A couple of weeks back, I was strolling past Rowe Farms in Leslieville, after seeing a client in the east end. I couldn’t help but notice some root veggies in the window, yelling “Buy me! I’m local and lovely.” I eagerly walked in and bought some parsnips. Little did I know what would later transpire in my kitchen with these white-ish carrot look-alikes, bursting with minerals and vitamins A, C and K.
As mentioned, I had very little food, but there were a few basics in my kitchen that would suffice: garlic, cauliflower and of course, my local parsnips. These few ingredients were the basis of the best soup I’ve ever made: Roasted Parsnip and Cauliflower Soup. Get the full delicious recipe after the jump…
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