Garden Beef Stew

CarbsPerServing:2.6
Prep Time:2 1/2 hours
Effort:Average
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 1/2 pd. stew meat
2 tbsp tomato sauce
2 c. water
1 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. chopped eggplant
1/4 c. zuchinni, cubed
1/2 c. spinach
How to Prepare:
Heat oil in heavy pot.
Brown meat on all sides. Push to side of pot. Add onion, cook 2
minutes. Add water and salt. Simmer 2 hrs.
Add green pepper, eggplant, and zuchinni. Simmer 10 min. Spoon in
tomato sauce and spinach. Cook 7 more min.

Chilled Melon Soup with Mint
Serves:4
CarbsPerServing:11.7
Prep Time:10 minutes
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
One ripe cantaloupe
One cup of water
8 packets of Splenda4 sprigs fresh mint
Juice of 1/2 a lime
1 tsp. fresh lime zest
4 Tbl. heavy cream

How to Prepare:
Add the water, splenda, mint leaves (reserving a few for garnish)
lime juice and lime zest in a small saucepan and boil for ten
minutes until syrupy. While it is reducing, seed the cantaloupe and
scoop the flesh into a blender. Pour the syrup over the cantaloupe
through a sieve to remove the mint leaves and lime zest. Pulse a few
times to blend and then puree for a few seconds. Skim the foam off
the top and then place in the refrigerator until well chilled, at
least two hours. Serve in chilled bowls with a few mint leaves and a
swirl of heavy cream for garnish.

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