6 oz Dried apricots

1 1/2 pt Vegetable stock

1 ea Orange, juiced & rind grated

1 md Cucumber

1 md Onion, finely chopped

1 tb Vegetable oil

2 ts Curry powder

Salt & pepper 2 tb Pumpkin seeds, to garnish

Soak the apricots in the stock with the grated orange rind for 2 to 3 hours. Add the orange juice & simemr for 45 minutes. Cut 8 thin slices from the cucumber & reserve for garnish. Peel & roughly chop the remainder. Fry the onion in the oil over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring once or twice. Stir in the curry powder & chopped cucumber & cook for 2 minutes. Puree the apricots with the stock & the cucumber mixture. Return to the pan & heat gently. Season with salt & pepper. Serve the soup garnished with floating slices of cucumber topped with the pumpkin seeds. Black rye bread makes a good accompaniment. Pamela Westland, "Fruit"

2 ea Whole stalks lemongrass

2 ts Laos powder

1 cn Coconut milk

1 lb Firm tofu, diced

1/2 c White miso

1 ea Chili, seeded

-- sliced into thin rounds 1 ea Lime, juiced

2 tb Fresh basil and/or mint

-- (finely chopped) 1 tb Nam pla (OPTIONAL)

Fresh coriander (as garnish) Chop lemongrass, and bruise it with the flat of a cleaver. Add Laos powder and lemongrass to coconut milk, and slowly bring to a boil while stirring gently. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain off lemongrass. Add tofu, stirring into stock. Remove 2 cups of stock. Dissolve miso in it, and return to pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add tofu, stirring into stock. Remove 2 cups of stock. Dissolve miso in it, and return to pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, and serve garnished with coriander. This is delicious with a bowl of Thai jasmine rice.

1/4 lb Frim tofu

4 tb Water

1 c Whole wheat flour

1/8 ts Black pepper

1/4 ts Salt

1/2 md Head cabbage

1 tb Corn oil

8 c Boiling water

1 ea Bay leaf

1 tb Soy sauce

Chopped scallions Dumplings: Blend tofu with water till smooth. Sift dry ingredients. Stir in tofu mixture. Knead for 1 minute, form into 1/2" balls & set aside. Soup: Mince core of cabbage & shred leaves finely. Heat oil in soup pot. Add cabbage & saute over medium heat til golden. Add water & bay leaf. Return to a boil, add dumplings, cover & simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. The dumplings should be floating on the top at this point. Remove bay leaf. Dilute soy sauce in a bit of the broth, add to the soup. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve, garnishing with scallions.

3/4 ts Ginger, grated

8 ea Carrots, thinly sliced

3/4 c Leeks, white parts only,

-- sliced 3 tb Margarine

4 c Vegetable broth

2 c Orange juice

Salt White pepper 1 ea Orange, halved & sliced

10 ea Mint sprigs

Saute ginger, carrots & leeks in margarine until the leeks are tender, about 4 minutes. Add 3 c of broth, cover & simmer until the carrots are tender, about 35 minutes. Remove from heat & allow to cool.

Transfer to food processor & puree until smooth. Return to pot, stir in remaining broth & half the orange juice. Add remaining juice 1 tb at a time until the consistency is that of a thin soup. Season & chill. Serve garnished with orange slices & mint sprigs.

2 tb Oil

1 lg Onion, chopped

4 lg Leeks, washed & sliced

12 oz Potatoes, diced

1 pn Arame weed

1 ts Rosemary

1/2 ts Curry powder

1 3/4 pt Water

1 ea Garlic clove

Soy sause, to taste Heat oil in a soup pot & saute the onion & leeks for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, arame, rosemary, curry powder & water. Stir well, bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover & cook for 20 minutes. Blend until smooth in a blender with the garlic clove & soy sauce. Reheat & serve.

2 md Onions, coarsely chopped

2 tb Olive oil

1 1/2 lb Potatoes, diced

2 ts Oregano

1 ts Basil

2 ts Parsley

1 ts Salt

2 ts Black pepper

28 oz Can tomatoes

7 c Stock

Heat oil in large soup pot. When hot, saute onion for 5 minutes, take care not to let it brown. Add potatoes and fry for, covered for 3 minutes. Add oregano, basil, parsley, salt & pepper. Cook covered for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the stock, bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Check seasonings. Let cool, blend till smooth. Reheat before serving, but take care not to let it boil.

2 c Mushrooms, chopped

1 sm Onion, chopped

2 1/2 tb Oil

1/2 c Cashew pieces, ground

1 c Stock

1 Vegetable bouillon cube

Sea salt, to taste Cayenne pepper 1 ds Sea kelp

1/4 c Cashew pieces, whole

Saute 1 cup of the mushrooms with 1 1/2 Tbsp oil until tender. Blend the sauteed vegetables with the ground cashew pieces, water, bouillon cubes, sea salt, cayenne pepper and sea kelp. Heat the remaining oil and saute the whole cashew pieces and the remaining 1 cup mushrooms until tender. Add this to the blended mixture and bring just to a boil on low to medium heat. Simmer everything for 10-20 minutes until hot throughout and the flavours mingle. "This is an exquisite soup and one of my personal favorites." Keeps several days in the refrigerator.

8 oz Haricot beans

1 tb Sunflower oil

1 Bay leaf

1 md Onion, thinly sliced

25 oz Stock

6 oz Sorrel leaves

1 oz Margarine

6 oz Soymilk

Salt & pepper 4 tb Freshly chopped parsley

Soak beans overnight. Boil them in water with the oil, bay leaf & onion. Drain & discard the bay leaf. Briefly blend the beans. Gradually mix in the stock. Finely chop the sorrel leaves. Melt the margarine in a pot on medium heat. Stir in the sorrel leaves & let them soften. Rub them through a sieve into the beans. Heat the soup to just below boiling point. Stir in the soymilk. Season to taste. Serve with parsley garnish. Gail Duff, "A Book of Herbs & Spices"