Food

Mains

• Easy Greek Red Lentil Soup
• Tuscan Pappa al Pomodoro (Tomato and Bread Soup) Recipe
• Homemade Pizza Dough for Beginners
• Easy Butter Paneer With Spinach Recipe
• Baba Ghanoush
• Turkish Pea Stew
  • pdf

Soups

• Easy Tomato
• Bill’s Split Pea
• Leek and Swiss Chard

Eating out

• Okonomiyaki: Looks like a great little restaurant downtown I’ll have to try post covid. We had these in Hiroshima when Carmen and I visited Japan back in 2017

Baba Ghanoush

Ingredients

• Eggplant
• Garlic powder
• Lemon
• Salt
• Tahini

Steps

• Roast until it’s soft (no seasoning here)
• Peel skin
• Remove big seedy chunks
• Put fleshy bits in the blender
• Put in a bit of tahini - start with 2 or 3 tablespoons
• Not too thick
• Salt, lemon, garlic powder to taste

Easy Tomato Soup

Bill’s Split Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 L water
• 2 1/4 C green split peas ; dried
• 2 onion ; chopped finely
• 2 celery ribs ; chopped finely
• 2 carrots ; chopped finely
• 2 potatoes ; peeled and chopped
• 4 bouillon cubes

Steps

In a large stock pot, bring the water to a boil. Add the rest of the ingredients.

Simmer, covered, for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the vegetables are soft. Using an immersion blender, blend the soup a bit to create a creamy, smoother consistency.

Leek and Swiss Chard