Vegan Tomato Fennel Soup: Best and Lightest!By foodjoyaThe Vegan Tomato Fennel Soup will impress you (and your S.O.) with creaminess, sweetness, aroma, and subtle anise flavors. And yet, this soup is made without cream, cheese, sugar, sweeteners or substitutes. Not a dollop, not a pinch. Try this luscious easy Vegan Tomato Fennel soup! It's perfect as an appetizer or light lunch. Before you start, note that we roast tomatoes until they are soft, but not burned. To intensify sweetness, we finish the pureed tomatoes on the stove. Do you agree that soups should be light and flavorful without dairy fat or sugars? What is your favorite tomato soup?Paleo No Bake: Dried Plums with Walnuts and CreamBy foodjoyaThis Paleo No Bake Dessert - the dried plums (aka prunes) stuffed with walnuts and served with whipped cream and chocolate - originates from my native Moldova. You can find the original on this site (in Romanian). No matter what delectable desserts were on the menu, stuffed prunes with cream and shaved chocolate were the only dessert I'd ever order in a Moldovan restaurant. I learned how to make this dessert from my aunt and over the years perfected it. First, to make it a really healthy Paleo no bake dessert, I omit the sugar used in the original version. To add complexity to the taste of the dried plums, I presoak them in a little cognac. Finally, to achieve some sweetness, I melt high quality semi-bitter chocolate over the dried plums. The best part: this sugar-free, super-easy, paleo no bake dessert is packed with nutrients from the superfoods like prunes, walnuts, and dark chocolate! Make it and you're guaranteed to love it!Pumpkin Bisque with Lemon and Sumac: DelectableBy foodjoyaOur Pumpkin Bisque is wonderfully flavorful. The secret is that we use 1/4 of the kabocha pumpkin skin, lemon zest (a little), lemon flesh (a little), and the slighly tart sumac. (Sumac can be easily found in the spice aisle of your Whole Foods Market.) We have added red onion, thyme, marjoram, and sesame seeds to deepen the flavor, and turmeric to brighten the color of the Pumpkin Bisque.Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Fennel: ElegantBy foodjoyaOur exclusive Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Fennel is elegant and exquisite. It belongs to an upscale restaurant where it would be served in autumn and winter. Though butternut squash is quite simple and rustic, our Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Fennel will impress you with a complex gourmet taste. The fennel, herbs, lemon zest, and sesame seeds create a refined and rich flavor. If you wish, you can even transform the Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Fennel into a thinner soup by adding extra broth. Try this soup, for it will be your meal’s masterpiece.delicata squash paleo soup: your new favoriteBy foodjoyaThis autumn-perfect Delicata Squash Paleo Soup is my husband's favorite. Its story will make you smile. Earlier this year, my husband surprised me with a Wolf Sub Zero high-performance blender. It would make our life easier and healthier, he said, because we could eat more soup. So I gave the blender a try. This Delicata Squash Paleo Soup was an early try, and, together with the Tomato Fennel Soup, it convinced us: the high-speed blender wa a keeper! Thanks to the cauliflower and the naturally delicate flavor of the Delicata squash, this soup is creamy and just pleasantly sweet. The shallots add depth, balancing the Delicata squash. The hazelnuts intensify the depth and creaminess. Spoon after spoon, you won’t believe that the Delicata Squash Paleo Soup was made without cream or butter. When you cook our Delicata Squash Paleo Soup, you will notice that it is more like a puree, and it tastes that way best. But if you prefer thinner soups, simply add more broth. For a thicker crème, reduce the broth by 1/4. This recipe makes 4 generous cups of soup/creme. Roasted Fennel + Pesto: Naturally Sweet, ElegantBy foodjoyaRoasted Fennel + Pesto made with Pistachio and Mint was born when we were searching for the foods that would complement pistachio-mint pesto. The answer appeared when we were enjoying for dinner a side of roasted fennel. When we made the Roasted Fennel + Pesto we realized that the fennel's subtle anise flavors are the perfect match for the delicate pistachio pesto. Because its flavors are rich, delicate and multifaceted, Roasted Fennel + Pesto will be the gem of your dinner table.
