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Potato-Lentil-Rosemary Soup

You don't mind the winter when you can come into this hearty, delicious soup. It's full of root vegetables which are warming and strengthening, and it's full of flavour (rosemary, garlic, onion). Your kitchen will also smell divine! Ingredients: 500g/12oz/2 cups of Lentils, soaked and rinsed 9 or 10 cups of Water 1 medium white Onion, chopped 4 or more cloves of Garlic, peeled and finely chopped large sprig of fresh Rosemary, finely chopped or two teaspoons of dried herb 4 medium Potatoes diced quite small Celtic Sea Salt to taste 3 cubes of Best Golden Bouillion or a commercial similar bouillion or homemade broth. Method for Making Soup: 1. Place the soaked lentils in a large saucepan and cover with the water - bring to the boil while preparing the other ingredients.  2. Reduce to a simmer and add the onion, garlic, rosemary, potatoes and bouillion or broth.   3. You may also add 2 T. beet powder (beet dehydrated and powdered) if you have such a thing.  4.Simmer fo...

Delicious Lentil-Rice Flat Bread

 If you are a lover of "world"-style breads (as in, 'ethnic') you will love this recipe for gluten-free lentil-rice-chia flatbread. I promise.  When you are trying to follow a gluten-free lifestyle you know how frustrating it is to walk into a store and see all the yummy wheat-flour products that your mouth remembers so well... Yes, I have attempted to make many gluten versions of my fave wheat breads and buns, etc. When I am hungry enough, I can almost fool myself into believing that X tastes just like "real" bread.  And then there are all the 'store-bought' GF breads... let's just say that some are better than others. But they are expensive (ALL of them)and I ALWAYS think to myself that I could make a GF bread that was at least as good as "XYZ" if I just played around with the ingredients.  I am currently attempting to keep my diet GF, vegan, AND low yeast/low glycemic. Yes, you ARE lucky not to be me. And, YES, I did google it and ...