Organic Granny

  Warm up with this creamy Canadian Yellow Pea Soup, a family favorite for chilly days. Yellow Pea Soup or Split-Pea Soup--This is a soup recipe that my mother, bless her, used to cook up in the winter. Today would be her 97th birthday...  We cook with Extra Virgin Coconut Oil in our family but you can use your fat of choice. INGREDIENTS: * 2 1/4 C. Yellow Split Peas * 1 tsp. Baking Soda * 2 T. Extra Virgin Coconut Oil * 2 Leaks, washed well and sliced up * 2 Carrots, scraped and sliced up * 1 Turnip, sliced * 1 clove Garlic, mashed * 1 C. Water * 2 T. thick tomato Puree * 2 Bay Leaves * 3 Cloves, minced * 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg * 1/4 tsp. Marjoram * 1/4 tsp. Tarragon * Celtic Sea Salt, to taste * Pinch White Pepper, fresh ground preferable HOW TO PREPARE THE PEAS: *Place the peas in a large bowl and sprinkle with Baking Soda (the Baking Soda will make the peas very creamy). *Soak the peas overnight or from 8-10 hours-- no longer or flavour will be lost *Rinse well under cold water *...

--> Okay, I'll admit straight off that today I was craving a big old cheese sandwich (maybe grilled havarti with a dill pickle on the side).  Cheese is currently off-limits for us.  We might get a snip of it when we eat out, but that's about it.  Ed is particularly allergic to dairy, etc.  Anyhow, never one to pout (or not for long) I came up with this flavourful (as in ZING-BING-ZING-BANG) sandwich that satisfied all my salt and fat hankerings (because apparently that is what is behind a cheese crave) and is, I think, pretty healthy.  Here is what is in the above sandwich (and don't judge it by its colour until you taste it!): BREAD: Your favourite bread.   In the sandwich above I used a chia bread that is no longer available. AVOCADO:  Ripe, organic.  Open it up and scoop flesh into a small bowl. Mash. RAW GARLIC: to your taste-- I skin & blend about 20 heads of garlic and then freeze in a jar so just use about a 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ...