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This weekend I decided to take my home cooking some where new! I used ginger for the very first time and I cooked for three days in a row! I already posted about my split pea and ham soup but here is the rest of the yummy food that I made.  First we'll start with Carrot Ginger soup! It was surprisingly easy to make and really there were not that many ingredients involved.  Ingredients: 1 tbsp unsalted butter 1 large white onion, chopped 3 cups low sodium fat-free vegetable broth 1 lb baby carrots, peeled 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream  salt and white pepper to taste 2 tbsp fresh chives, for garnish  " In a large pot or Dutch oven,  melt  butter over medium heat;  add  onions and cook, stirring often, until onions are soft, about 5-6 minutes.  Add  broth, carrots, and ginger. Cover  and bring to a boil.  Reduce  heat and  simmer  until carrots are soft, about 30 minutes." "Add  sour c...

Recently, as also seen on here, I have been cooking a lot more than I usually do. I have always known how to cook thanks to my mom and other women in our family. We have always cooked home meals. I spent many hours watching my mom cook growing up. One of my favorite pass times was sitting in front of the oven watching the cookies bake, I mean who wouldn't love that?! There are a couple of problems with the way I learned how to cook/bake and that is... I learned home cookin' ya'll! As in, nothing is healthy, even the famed 7 layer salad that I love so much has a TON of mayo in it. The second being that I love love love to bake and I love love love to eat my baking. This is not so good for the cellulite reduction that I have been working so hard on! However, that being said I did take to the kitchen yesterday and plan to again this evening. This is split pea and ham soup, which turned out perfect! It was so delicious I almost forgotten how good soup can be. Recipe here . Then...