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All Vegetable Soup

09 Tuesday Apr 2024

Posted by wrks4me in Soups, wrks4me - Recipes

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Ingredients

  • 3 tsp olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 gloves of garlic minced (1 tsp)
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 3 celery stocks diced
  • 3-4 medium potatoes diced
  • 1 28 ounce can of tomatoes (I pulse mine in a blender)
  • 4 cups of vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp ground thyme
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp dry basil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 can of white beans (cannellini) or your favourites
  • 3-4 parmesan rinds (the outer part of the cheese)

Directions

  1. Put olive oil, diced onion, carrots, celery and potatoes in a Dutch oven or pot an sauté for 3-4 minutes on medium high.
  2. Add garlic, thyme, oregano, basil, salt and pepper and continue to sauté for another minute
  3. Add tomatoes and stock and bring to a boil
  4. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are just becoming tender
  5. Add white beans and continue to heat until done
  6. Remove parmesan rinds and serve with a slice of your favourite fresh bread

Enjoy

Cooking Conversions

03 Wednesday Apr 2024

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  • Baking Powder (5 ml / 1 tsp)
    • Baking soda (1 ml / 1/4 tsp) + Cream of Tarter (3 ml / 5/8 tsp)
  • Chocolate Square – unsweetened 1 square
    • Cocoa (50 ml / 3 tbsp) + Shortening (15ml / 2 tbsp)

Small Volume (Liquid)

  • 1 teaspoon = 5 ml
  • 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 1/2 fluid ounces = 1/16 cup = 15 grams = 15 ml
  • 2 tablespoons = 6 teaspoons = 1 fluid ounce = 1/8 cup = 30 grams = 30 ml
  • 4 tablespoons = 12 teaspoons = 2 fluid ounces = 1/4 cup = 57 grams = 60 ml
  • 5 tablespoons = 16 teaspoons = 3 fluid ounces = 1/3 cup = 85 grams = 74 ml
  • 8 tablespoons = 24 teaspoons = 4 fluid ounces = 1/2 cup = 115 grams = 118 ml
  • 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 8 fluid ounces = 1 cup = 227 grams = 240 ml

Large Volume (Liquid)

  • 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 1/2 pint
  • 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint = 1/2 quart = 455 grams = 480 ml
  • 3 cups = 24 fluid ounces = 1 1/2 pints
  • 4 cups = 32 fluid ounces = 2 pints = 1 quart = .95 liters
  • 8 cups = 64 fluid ounces = 2 quarts = 1/2 gallon – 1.8927059 liters
  • 16 cups = 128 fluid ounces = 4 quarts = 1 gallon = 3.8 liters

Dry Measurements

  • 1 cup = 16 tablespoons
  • 1 pound dry = 16 ounces

Metric Weight Conversions

  • 1 gram = .035 ounces
  • 100 grams = 3.5 ounces
  • 500 grams = 17.6 ounces; 1.1 pounds
  • 1 kilogram = 35 ounces; 2.2 pounds

Cooking and Oven Temperature Conversions

0°C = 32°F
100°C = 212°F
120°C = 250°F
160°C = 320°F
180°C = 350°F
190°C = 375°F
205°C = 400°F
220°C = 425°F
230°C = 450°F

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