Warm Up Your Winter Days With This Lovely Aromatic and Creamy Soup

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prune unit — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:11:41 GMT

Wow, what a bunch of sniveling krelboynes. No wonder your immune systems are so screwed up. I would add a pinch of cuticles just for you. ; )

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aspenhd — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:20:30 GMT

You may want to ask your Dr to check your parathyroid. it was the cause of my kidney stones.

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LadyPam — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:48:12 GMT

On second thoughts, I might not even bother with the stock; there is enough flavour in the indregients, surely.

The notion of frying ingredients then sprinkling with flour before adding liquid is a traditional one which is of dubious nutritional value in general. Frying onions is said to 'caramalise' them if fried hot enough (not good for you), Gently sautee the veg first if you must, but cooking these in plain, filtered water is preferable. Whizz them in a blender, melt the stilton into it, then consider serving cold with a swirl of raw cream, as with classic potato & leek soup (which I don't make because of the potatoes).

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LadyPam — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:29:11 GMT

I would certainly try an adapted version of this recipe as I love broccoli and stilton soup. The stock question is a problem so I would make this after making one of my favourites - a basic 'pot au feu' country French thing involving a big lump of beef (grass-fed of course) slowly stewed with a load of vegetables (which are then discarded but could be puree-ed to add fibre and textture to a soup). Traditionally, one serves some of the stock, clarified, as a consommee then follows with the sliced beef, and fresh veg that was cooked seperately.

It's a bit confusing that the good doctor promotes recipes on his site that include the use of grains, the which he says we should all banish from our diets; it's of greater concern to me than a few well-stewed human hairs. Using another grain flour, or some potato, is surely just as bad, according to his Total Health book (which I sadly lost when my computer blew up).

Possible thickeners: a little arrowroot (added only at the end as you mustn't boil this for long), some coconut fibre flour (Mercola-recommended and available from this site) or a handful of (pre-soaked) lentils. Someone else mentioned Kuzu root, which is a new one on me, and I also like the addition of puree-ed cooked veg, which is how I make a sauce for cauliflower cheese.

Personally, I would never put rye flour in anything because it's the only grain that seriously upsets my intestines.

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Solar — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:18:26 GMT

Concerning this post:

"Dr. Mercola says that pasturized milk from the local store causes phlegm, but I'm wondering if raw milk does? He's never stated whether that's true or not because of the different properties raw milk has verses pasturized. Would be interesting to know... Also people who are following Dr. Mercola's plan shouldn't be getting colds and the flu in the first place."

The answer is yes, raw milk can also cause phlegm. It's in the make-up of the milk (living or dead bacteria in the milk is still bacteria and isn't the cause of phlegm), your body's tolerance of milk and the state of your respiratory health as a few of the factors that make-up the causes of phlegm.

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foodmaven_203 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:17:30 GMT

Giving recipes with "homemade chicken or beef stock" are really a cop-out. Most people don 't make it at home - they use manufactured products which are not only made with substandard ingredients but also unecological packaging. The real challenge is to give readers a soup recipe that isn't based on chicken or beef stock, or starts with a vegetable broth that's easy to make with an onion, carrot and leftover vegetable base. (You cook it till the vegetables are tender, discard the vegetables and proceed with the recipes).

It's true about the hair. Unprofessional to have loose hair and touch it while you're working. By the way mentioning "protein type" several times throughout the item is a subconscious way to push the good Doctor's "Nutritional Type Diet".A bit too commercial to my taste.

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Beccadog — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:23:43 GMT

While high fat food may taste delicious, it's not healthy in a polluted world. Dioxin, organochlorine pesticides, including DDT, Lindane, 2,4,5-T and others collect in the fat and go into your body where severe harm can be caused. These banned petrochemicals, and others, have been found to be potent endocrine disruptors, in addition to causing cancers in humans, and other mammals.

If you are on this list because you are health conscious, I recommend a lower fat or non-animal fats.

For more information, or scientific studies, see: http://www.ourstolenfuture.org and search for organochlorines

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mamiepascuala — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:14:04 GMT

Hair in the soup will add protein, right? And if it is germy, won't the cooking process remedy that?

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HealMeGood — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:54:14 GMT

She looks like she's pregnant. :o)

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fire_and_ice — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:18:14 GMT

I recently came down with a little cold and intuitively wanted celery which I usually do not eat.

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Janet in WA — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:18:44 GMT

Does anyone know what Stilon cheese is? Is there a North American name that we use here instead?

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Janiebell — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:14:48 GMT

Lucy provided a great recipe. If you have to adjust it to fit your needs go ahead but don't criticize her. And as long as she's the one eating it not me I don't care how much she plays with her hair. Hair has no gluten and as far as I know does not produce phlegm. Thank you Lucy!

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lee11 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:52:28 GMT

It bothers me that someone who is cooking for teaching purposes has hair hanging over the pot and continually brushes her hair out of her eyes with hands that go back and forth between her hair and the food that is being cooked. Maybe for her own home but not for a demo please!

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N225ndor — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:51:43 GMT

I'm sure the soup is excellent, but could Lucy please put a couple of hair pins in your hair!!! to stop it geting into your fine soup. (My wife usually put on a headscarf when cooking.)

Yours sincerely.

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Kaelisabeth — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:10:17 GMT

SOUP!!!! GLORIOUS SOUP!!!

I grew up on Canned Soup so finding any kind of soup that sounds yummy to me is hard.

This sounds amazing!