From The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle by Franklin House, M.D., Stuart A. Seale, M.D., and Ian Blake Newman. Modified only slightly–original recipe calls for parsley as garnish but I left that out. 1 c dry red lentils 5 c water 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbsp olive oil 1 c onion, chopped 1/2 c celery, thinly [...]

Based on the recipe for Costa Rican Black Bean Soup from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian Cookbook, but modified quite a bit to “healthify” it. It’s a little complicated, but worth the effort! It’s one of my favorite soups. For boiling the beans: 2 c dry black beans 4-5 cloves garlic, crushed 8 tbsp finely chopped [...]