Butternut squash soup

not the best photo—just want to put this here as I love this soup  https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/moroccan-butternut-squash-goat-cheese-soup-wcoconut-ginger-cream-pistachios/  go to link for directions. Here are ingredients:

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cloves head garlic for roasting (or you may sub 2 garlic, not roasted)
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 red bell pepper chopped
• 4 cups butternut squash peeled + cubed
• 1 teaspoon spicy curry powder (me see my note below for sub)
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (me omit)
• ½ teaspoon fresh thyme chopped (or ¼ teaspoon dried)
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 2 cups veggie broth
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 ounces goat cheese softened + more for topping
• roughly chopped cilantro + pistachios for topping
• arils from one pomegranate for topping

COCONUT GINGER CREAM

• ½ cup canned coconut milk
• 1-2 tablespoons fresh ginger

Note--I omit cayenne pepper and spicy curry.  For the spicy curry I sub a bit of tumeric, garam marsala, cardamom, coriander , plain paprika, and cumin

Irish stew --vegan and crockpot

This was very tasty and I found the recipe at Forks over knives here: https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/irish-white-bean-and-cabbage-stew/#gs.kv2r3t

This makes a huge crockpot full of soup--tasty and nice especially for the winter. 

Go to the link for directions --here are the

Ingredients:

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ head cabbage, chopped
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 1 to 1-½ pounds potatoes, cut in large dice
• 1⁄3 cup pearled barley (optional orME substitute with gluten-free grain)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• ½ teaspoon caraway seeds
• ½ teaspoon rosemary, crushed
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 6-8 cups vegetable broth or low-sodium vegetable broth(me-8 cups)
• 3 cups cooked great northern beans (2 cans, drained)ME cannelloni beans 
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• salt to taste

Basically you put everything -except the beans and tomatoes and parsley -into the crockpot and cook on low for 7 h and then add the beans and tomatoes and parsley and cook for one more hour.

note--you want enough broth to cover the veggies while cooking.

Go to link for stovetop directions