Friday, February 15, 2013
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You’ll love savory, spicy Tortilla Black Bean Soup GLUTEN free W foodies arm me up and make it spicy just the way I like it. I love Tortilla Soup and this is the perfect soup to warm you up when the weather outside is misbehaving. Rain or snow, Pacific Foods Organic Soup Starters are the perfect way to get your soup off to a tasty easy start. I call it slow cooking, at medium speed, without the can ... in 2 hours! It was really was easy to make this soup with just a few fresh ingredients and dried spices that I already
NW Wines
Continued from page 4 Winery 2011 Roussanne, Horse Heaven Hills, $22: Roussanne is a white Rhône variety that is catching on with Washington winemakers. This is a delicious example with aromas of fresh-cut Honeycrisp apple, apricot and dried pineapple. On the palate, it reveals flavors of canned pear and fresh-cut pineapple with lemon custard in the finish. n Coyote Canyon Winery 2011 Sweet Louise, Horse Heaven Hills, $22: This dessert wine is a blend of Viognier and Riesling from estate grapes. It opens with aromas of crème brûlée, lavender, jasmine and orange oil. On the palate, it’s a delicious sipper at 13 percent residual sugar that offers flavors of sweet lemon, quince paste, caramel and poached apricot. n H/H Estates 2010 Michael Andrews Reserve Red, Horse Heaven Hills, $35: This premium blend of Tempranillo and Graciano is named after owner Mike Andrews and is a Spanish-style blend using estate grapes. It offers aromas of blueberry juice, crushed leaf, sarsaparilla and clove. On the palate, it offers big flavors of pomegranate, blueberry and red currant. It’s a big wine that will pair with grilled meats, rich stews, braised lamb or empanadas. This wine has not yet been released. — Andy Perdue and Eric Degerman run Great Northwest Wine, a news and information website. Go to www.greatnorthwestwine.com.
By lisa garza had at home. Let me just remind you that I am from Texas and I like a kick in most things that I eat, especially if I want my food to warm me up. So please adjust your pepper spices accordingly to your taste. I usually soak black beans or some sort of beans at least once a week. After a sunny but cold, brisk walk, I came home with an appetite for something flavorful and warm. I was hungry and chilled and looked in my GF pantry — Tortilla Black Bean Soup! It just so happens I soaked some black beans overnight. After a quick rinse, I placed the beans in my 5-quart Le Creuset. I pre-heated the oven to 350 degrees. The Pacific Foods Organic Tortilla Soup base is made with tomato, green peppers, onion, chili powder, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper, coriander and a hint of lime. Add all of the ingredients to the pot, cover with a lid and let it cook for 2 hours.
Savory and Spicy Tortilla Black Bean Soup.
Lisa Garza / Gluten Free Foodies
Ingredients 1 carton Pacific Foods Organic Soup Starters Tortilla Soup Base I added the following ingredients: 1 cup chopped yellow onion 2 Tbs Olive Oil 1 tsp Oregano or Italian
Seasoning, dried 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp smoked sea salt fresh ground black pepper 2-3 pinches Red Pepper flakes 1 dried Aji Limo Pepper 1/4 tsp Aji Amarillo, dried
1 1/2 cups Organic frozen corn — add at the end Instructions Carefully take the pot out of the oven. There will be steam when you remove the lid, so please stand back. Add the frozen corn and stir it into the soup. Let it sit approximately 10 minutes while the corn heats up in the soup. This will help keep the corn flavorful and crunchy by not over cooking it. The organic corn gives the soup the perfect sweetness to counter the spicy peppers. The texture is nice with the black beans which make it a little heartier. YUM! Serve in your favorite deep soup bowl with a dish underneath to hold your additional tortilla chips and top with your favorite toppings: avocado slices or guacamole green onions jalapeños cilantro, chopped roasted chicken, shredded or chopped — optional pepper jack shredded cheese — optional Pacific Foods sent me some of their Organic Soup Starters to try. I am so glad they did. The also
make Beef Pho, Chicken Pho, Vegetarian Pho and Tom Yum. The soup bases are approximately $3.49-$3.69 for a 32 fl. oz. carton. Look for the QR code on the carton for recipes or make your own. I opted for the soup without cheese and meat. It is so satisfying, you just may not have leftovers to share the next day. I highly recommend stashing a serving in a tightly sealed, inconspicuous spot in the back of the fridge. One blissful thought — just knowing that you have a soup waiting for you the next day, so you can curl up in front of the fireplace with a blanket and a good book. As I always say, letting it meld makes it that much more magnifico. Salud! — Lisa Garza’s Gluten Free Foodies is a popular blog on Sound Publishing Co. websites. You can read it on BainbridgeReview.com, BremertonPatriot.com, CentralKitsapReporter. com, NorthKitsapHerald. com, and PortOrchardIndependent. com
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