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My Favorite Soup

Ingredients (use vegan versions): 8 cups water, or 8 cups homemade veggie stock 2 vegetable bouillon cubes (omit if using veggie stock) 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon coarse grind pepper 2 cloves minced garlic 1 medium
diced onion 1/4 cup red lentils 1/2 cup pearl barley 2 cups dried mushrooms such as porcini, shiitake, morel, etc, or 3 cups fresh 1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes (kitchen shears does this job nicely) 1/4 cup chopped dried yellow tomatoes 1 1/2 cups carrots (I prefer baby, but sliced works well also) Assorted other veggies and spices to taste (you can also substitute any of the above to suit your mood) Directions: Throw everything into a stock pot, bring to a rapid boil, reduce heat and simmer at least 20 minutes. You can also stick it in a crock pot and let it go all day. My favorite way to serve this is with a huge salad and some really crusty, warm, fresh-from-the-oven sourdough bread. Serves: varies, usually 8-10 Preparation time: about an hour, including cook time more Free recipe and All Free recipe

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