Fat-cutting soups are becoming popular for their flavor, temptation, and benefits. I hardly eat out, because I like to know what nutrients I’m putting into my body. I love cooking for my family and friends. Reminds me of the Maya Angelou quote — I’m just someone who likes to cook and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.

When you start cooking, be loving, compassionate, and caring. You are going to prepare meals for your family who you love the most. Your spouse is your love and the children are your life. With that link in mind, get a little creative; put in a little sincere effort and mix the ingredients well with faith. Mix it with some cuteness, bring in some sunshine, and sprinkle your love liberally. As you serve the food, forget who you are serving! May it be your spouse, child, family member, neighbor or an unknown person at church or a homeless person and believe in your heart that you are serving a SOUL, not a BODY. When your children grow up, they will never forget your true love. They will return all your love with interest when you need it. While helping your children and spouse every day, make your home a heaven, a true living paradise. This life is too short and too precious; We have only one life, nothing more.

Cabbage, Celery and Onion Soup

1 medium cabbage cut into chunks

4 chopped celery broths

1 medium onion sliced

1 small chopped broccoli

2 teaspoons cumin seeds

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon of turmeric powder

1 teaspoon oregano leaves

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon thyme

1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste

3/4 cup tomato sauce

2 teaspoons cornstarch

Salt to taste

8 cups of water

1 tablespoon ghee/oil

6 bay leaves

Heat the ghee/oil in a deep pot with cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds brown, add the ginger-garlic paste and stir a few times. Add the paprika and turmeric powder, stir, add the tomato sauce and cook for twenty seconds. Add all the vegetables in the pot and mix well. Add salt, black pepper, bay leaves, and water and bring to a boil. Cook over medium low heat for 5 minutes. Mix the cornstarch in a quarter cup of water and add to the boiling soup. After a couple of minutes, lower the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Try to eat slightly crunchy vegetables. If you can’t handle crunchy vegetables, cook for two more minutes.

If you cook soup in a pressure cooker, read the manufacturer’s instructions carefully. When it hisses, cook for just a minute and turn off the heat. Let it sit and cool for ten minutes before opening the lid. The soup is ready. Throw away the bay leaves. This is the #1 soup for cutting fat. Enjoy a big bowl of sizzling hot soup many times a day.

SPECIAL NOTES: The best thing about fat trimmer soup is that you can have it as much as you want. It is high in nutrition and low in calories. Rather, the more you consume, the more it will cleanse your system and help protect you from disease. My mom insisted that she eat this skinny cabbage and onion soup and said, “This skinny soup will make you skinny if you eat it every day.” I was chubby when I was young and my sisters were skinny. Now, I am an old person, in perfect health and weight, and I miss my mom!