Potato Leek Soup

This is a great soup to make a ton of and have on hand all week. It requires only three ingredients (one of which is butter) so it's a good one to try if you're at the store and don't want to run all over getting ingredients. I like to make as much as I can, using roughly equal parts leeks and potatoes.

Russet Potatoes, peeled and chopped
Leeks, trimmed, washed well, and sliced

Put chopped leeks and potatoes into large pot and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer till potatoes are done (about 45 minutes). Mash with a fork until smooth. Add some big hunks of butter and salt to taste.

Red Bean, Sweet Potato, and Peanut Stew

Another one-pot dish. I used a rice cooker but any large pot will work.

Ingredients:

Canned red beans, rinsed well
Canned diced tomatoes
Sweet potatoes/yams, diced and softened in microwave
Peanut butter, about 1/4 cup
Onion, diced
Garlic, chopped
Fresh ginger, chopped
Cayenne Pepper to taste
Curry powder (about 2 tablespoons)
Salt to taste
Lime squeezed on top
Water

Heat the garlic and onion in oil in the bottom of the pot and cook till clear. Add ginger and spices and cook another minute or two. Add sweet potatoes, coat. Add beans and tomatoes, stir. Bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer. Add peanut butter. Add water as needed to maintain slight soupiness (shouldn't be like a paste). Simmer until sweet potatoes are well-cooked. Salt to taste and squeeze lots of fresh lime juice on individual portions. Serve over rice. It's also really good if you mix the rice in a lot.

Curried Garbanzo Beans with Swiss Chard

I made this curry in a rice cooker during my lunch break. It would also be an easy one-pot meal on the stovetop.

Ingredients:

2 cans garbanzo beans, rinsed well
1 can coconut milk
1 thinly sliced onion
Chopped fresh ginger
1 large bunch of Swiss chard, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons of curry powder
1/4-3/4 teaspoons of cayenne pepper
Olive Oil


Heat the oil in the bottom of the pan.
Add the onion and cook till clear
Add the ginger and spices and mix well
Add the coconut milk and garbanzo beans
Add the chard and simmer until chard is well cooked.

Serve over rice.

Kelly's Friend's Aunt's Doctor’s Moroccan Stew

2 cans garbanzo beans
garlic
onion
ginger
pimento (4 oz)
1 25 oz can of chopped tomatoes
25 oz vegetable broth
sweet potatoes
cumin
curry powder
chili powder
salt-n-peppa
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
4 teaspoons of peanut butter
1/2 cup raisins
celery

Directions
1. Sautee the garlic, onions, pimentos, celery
2. Add the spices
3. Add the sweet potatoes and coat with the paste of the spices
4. Add the broth and garbanzo beans and tomatoes and bring the soup to a boil. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
5. When the sweet potatoes are tender, remove from heat and add peanut butter, raisins and cilantro.

My friend Kelly gave me this recipe. She got it from a friend who got it from an aunt. The aunt was sick with a major disease and the doctor gave her this recipe to help her stay healthy.