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From Rebecca Roth’s The Lover’s Guide To Vegetarian Cooking

Just as comforting as chicken soup with the chicken, this recipe will soothe any man—body and soul.

3 tbsp olive oil

1 ½ onions finely chopped

3 carrots, sliced horizontally

2 stalks celery, sliced horizontally

1 small turnip, cubed in to ¾-inch pieces (optional)

½ tsp Hungarian or Spanish paprika

2 quarts cold vegetable stock

1 ½ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

2 tsp fresh dill, minced; or ½ tsp dried leaf

2 tsp fresh parsley, minced; or ½ tsp dried leaf

1 cup dried bow tie noodles

Procedure:

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until transparent.

Add carrots, celery and turnip, then let sweat for 10 minutes. (Sweating means allowing the vegetables to cook with the onions until they start releasing their juices and begin to mingle with the onions and oil.)

Add paprika and stir for one minute.

Pour the cold stock over the vegetables and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are somewhat tender.

Stir in salt, pepper, dill and parsley, then add noodles. Simmer for another 10 to 12 minutes, or until the vegetables and pasta are tender. Check for seasoning.

Serving Suggestions:

Get your man into bed and cover him with a comforter. Place a bowl of hot soup on a serving tray with plenty of saltine crackers, then spoon-feed him the soup and hand-feed him crackers. It won’t take him long to feel a new surge of strength!