Moroccan Vegetable Stew

I decided to get back to work. I was creating my list, and was hesitant to put soup on my comfort food list. Phil and I have not had a loving relationship with soup, but it never ceases to amaze me that we both always enjoy soup when we consume it at home. I am not sure how good of a soup chef I am, but I find it easy to make, so am adding it to my "Comfort Food" list.

My favorite cookbook, the DoubleDay Cookbook, has a basic soup recipe and a table for making any variation of the base soup. My favorites include, broccoli, potato-leek, Minestrone, chicken noodle. I think I like to make soups because I have no preconceived notion of what "good" means. Many recipes call for special instructions, like floating egg shells in the broth, to eliminate clumping. Most recipes call for milk or cream. I do neither. That is why I love to make soup.

I never use cream or milk. I have homemade vegetable broth in the freezer, but generally use Better Than Bouillon vegetable broth base. It is quick, has some salt, and gives good, quick flavor. Back to the homemade vegetable broth. Currently, when I have leftover vegetables, I will toss them into the freezer. When I have time, I turn it into broth, place it in jars, and freeze it. Unfortunately, frozen things take time to thaw, so using this take a little forethought. Note to self: learn how to pressure process the broth.

So, where was I? I was creating The List this morning and remembered a fun resource: the Pampered Chef (PC) recipe website. At a PC party once, the host showed us how to make a vegetarian chili, of course using their cool tools to chop and measure. At any rate, she put together the ingredients in a bowl and then loaded zip lock bags with enough for two nice servings. So easy. Freezable. And it was delicious.  I am still looking for the recipe. Stay tuned.

However, I did find a yummy recipe that I made for supper today. It is called Moroccan Vegetable Stew. I noticed a few things about the recipe that I have noticed in other recipes that will help us meet our health goals: vegetarian, spices - in particular, turmeric, ginger, curry, cinnamon, and garlic.

BTW, I am d day late finishing this. The stew is fabulous. The smell still lingers in my home.