It's not Monday

It's not Monday but it is winter and thus soups can be eaten any day of the week. Monday's Soup is the blog of a friend of mine in New York, who, as the name implies, makes and then posts a different soup recipe every Monday. With 52 weeks in a year, and over a year old, this site has many an interesting soup that you may not ever have imagined (Syrian lentil and chard soup?, vegan Ethiopian magic meal?, cock-a-leekie soup?) but will tantalize your taste buds and warm you up from the inside out!

Try out this delicious chickpea and rosemary soup:

• Roughly chop about 4-5 cloves of garlic and saute in olive oil with some hot red pepper, adding a roughly chopped yellow onion when beginning to get translucent. Add about 4 stripped sprigs or fresh rosemary, leaves only.
• Increasing the heat a little, add 4 parsnips (also chopped) and then a zucchini. Cook another five minutes or so until everything is a little softer and you can stick a fork through them
• Add 4 drained and rinsed cans of chickpeas and two tomatoes, then cover with vegetable broth and bring to a simmer (not a full boil! it will make the rosemary bitter)
• Drain and season with lemon juice and black pepper!