Creamy Leak & Yam-Potato Soup

I love soup - especially creamy soup - this Leak Soup is blended and the flavour is great.  Serve this with some BBQ Veggie Skewers and you got yourself a meal.

Ingredients:

• 2 Leak
• 2 Small Onion or 1 Large
• 2 Large Potatoes
• 1 Large Yam
• 2 Veggie Boullion Cubes
• 6-8 cups water (depends on how thick/ thin you want it)
• 1-2 Cloves Fresh Garlic Crushed
• Salt & Pepper

1.  Chop dark green ends off the leak, then chop the end off the white end - split the stalks open and then clean them through (a lot of dirt can get in there) - Chop up the Leaks

2. Chop up the Onions & put the Leaks & Onions together in a frying pan with some oil - cook on Medium (just a little under) until they are soft could be 10-15 minutes.  Add the Garlic when they are almost done. 

Cook Leak & Onion until soft & slightly translucent

Crush the fresh cloves

3.  While the Onion cook boil the water, chop up the Yam & Potato and Boil for 10 minutes.

Chop up Potato & Yam - if you don't have Yam you can use an extra Potato

Boil 10 minutes - Add the Onion & Leak Mix - Boil another 10 minutes

While Boiling water add 2 Bouillon cubes

4. After boiling the Leaks, Onion, Potato & Yam for 10 minutes together blend everything - you'll need to leave the little top partially open on the blender - hold it with you hand & gently flip the blender to low and then quickly back again - or the steam can send everything exploding out.

After blending add back to the Pot with Salt & Water & cook on low for 10 minutes

5. Simmer all the blended ingredients for 10 minutes - Add some salt & pepper - Voila - Creamy delicious Leak & Yam-Potato soup.

Vegan On The Go: Veggie Burgers & Curry Mashed Potatoe

Ok, so I don't always have time to make everything from scratch.  One of our staples at home for when we don't want to cook is bring out the Veggie Burgers.  Served with a side of some type of potato this is a 'fast food' for at home cooking (and tastes great).

Here's one of our recent 'fast food' meals - Vegan Veggie Burgers with a Side of Curried Mashed Potato.

1. Get out the Veggie Burgers - our favorite is Yves Vegan Veggie Burgers - you can find these at Safeway & Superstore.  Look for the Vegan label.  (Family packs at Superstore are a good deal for your dollar).

Look for the Vegan Label

2. Fry up the burgers with some Onion (I throw the onion on half way through).  After flipping once I toss on some Frank's Hot Sauce - yum, you really can put that **** on anything!

That's Frank's Hot Sauce - mmmm

3. Now for what keeps it all together - Bread & Condiments.  Don't got buns?  Don't matter!  Just use bread & toast it up, that's my standard fare.  I fully loaded this baby with Veganaise (Vegan Mayo), Ketchup, Mustard, Tangy Relish (I just discovered this - tastes like dill pickle!), Tomato, Onions, Red Pepper and pickles (that's right, Relish & Pickle).

Relish - Sour not Sweet!

My Home Made Dill Pickles

4. Make the mashed potatoes - Boil those potatoes for around 15 minutes until soft - drain - add the ingredients (to your taste) and mash them up with a masher.  Serve on the side with the Veg burger.

• 3-4 Medium-large potatoes (leave the skins on)
• 1/2 cup of soy milk
• a few spoon fulls of Earth Balance Buttery Flavor Spread (or something like that)
• Shake on some Curry
• Shake on some Salt
• Grind on some Pepper
• Shake on some Curry

5. Voila - Healthy Fast food - dinner in 15-20 minutes!  Never tried veggie burgers?  You really will like these.  They taste even better on the BBQ if you got the time.