Celene's Celestial Stew

[Guest guest]

Celene's Celestial Stew

" The Compassionate Cook "

 

2 lbs potatoes, chopped into cubes

2 28-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes

2 med. onions, diced

3 medium carrots, sliced

1 lb bag frozen corn kernels

1 lb bag frozen peas

1 cup dry sherry

2 T plus 1 t garlic powder

2 t oregano

1 T minced fresh basil

1 t. dried rosemary

2 bay leaves

1 t. thyme

1/2 t. sage

2 t minced fresh parsley

2 t. salt

 

Boil the potatoes until soft, about 20 to 25 minutes. Pour of the water and add

the 2 cans of tomatoes with the juice. Add the onions, carrots, corn and peas.

Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes.

 

Add the remaining ingredients and cook uncovered at a low heat for about 2

hours.

 

 

Kym, Brookings Oregon

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[Guest guest]

Sounds good, but this gets filed in the non-slimming section of our files.

Very carbolicious, if you know what I mean:

 

 

 

Celene's Celestial Stew

" The Compassionate Cook "

 

2 lbs potatoes, chopped into cubes

2 28-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes

2 med. onions, diced

3 medium carrots, sliced

1 lb bag frozen corn kernels

1 lb bag frozen peas

1 cup dry sherry

2 T plus 1 t garlic powder

2 t oregano

1 T minced fresh basil

1 t. dried rosemary

2 bay leaves

1 t. thyme

1/2 t. sage

2 t minced fresh parsley

2 t. salt

 

Boil the potatoes until soft, about 20 to 25 minutes. Pour of the water and

add the 2 cans of tomatoes with the juice. Add the onions, carrots, corn and

peas. Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes.

 

Add the remaining ingredients and cook uncovered at a low heat for about 2

hours.

 

Kym

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

No, I don’t know what you mean. It’s a Weight Watcher recipe and it’s all

vegetables. I don’t care where you file it or if you file it at all. Someone

asked for a hardy stew so I posted it... sorry

 

 

Maida W Genser <maidawg wrote: Sounds good, but this gets filed in

the non-slimming section of our files.

Very carbolicious, if you know what I mean:

 

 

 

Celene's Celestial Stew

" The Compassionate Cook "

 

2 lbs potatoes, chopped into cubes

2 28-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes

2 med. onions, diced

3 medium carrots, sliced

1 lb bag frozen corn kernels

1 lb bag frozen peas

1 cup dry sherry

2 T plus 1 t garlic powder

2 t oregano

1 T minced fresh basil

1 t. dried rosemary

2 bay leaves

1 t. thyme

1/2 t. sage

2 t minced fresh parsley

2 t. salt

 

Boil the potatoes until soft, about 20 to 25 minutes. Pour of the water and

add the 2 cans of tomatoes with the juice. Add the onions, carrots, corn and

peas. Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes.

 

Add the remaining ingredients and cook uncovered at a low heat for about 2

hours.

 

Kym

 

 

 

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from Maida

 

Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

non-profit corporation

 

South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

According to Dr. McDougall, the " starchy " vegetables (potatoes, rice, squash,

etc.) are best for vegetarian diets, as they fill you up. He doesn't go along

with the whole low-carb theory for weight loss (though he does emphasize whole

grains, whole wheat pasta, etc.).

 

Coleen

 

 

 

 

Get on board. You're invited to try the new Mail.

 

 

[Guest guest]

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No, I donÂ’t know what you mean. ItÂ’s a Weight Watcher recipe and itÂ’s all

vegetables. I donÂ’t care where you file it or if you file it at all. Someone

asked for a hardy stew so I posted it... sorry

 

Zen

 

I think there may be some confusion, this is not the recipe you posted from

Weight Watchers, I posted one after you did. This is my goof! Sorry for the

confusion!

 

Kym

[Guest guest]

Colleen said, " According to Dr. McDougall, the " starchy " vegetables

(potatoes, rice, squash, etc.) are best for vegetarian diets, as they fill

you up. He doesn't go along with the whole low-carb theory for weight loss

(though he does emphasize whole grains, whole wheat pasta, etc.). "

 

 

 

I am not advocating low-carb, in fact quite the opposite. Low carb diets

are dangerous and are difficult to follow for vegetarians. I am familiar

with McDougall and make a lot of his (wife's) recipes. The lots of

different starches recipe that was posted on this list had a lot of starch.

There has to be some happy middle ground. If you are mainly eating very

high starch (even the better complex carbs that McDougall certainly does

advocate, over simple low-nutritive starches like white bread and sugar),

you are going to keep on weight. The recipe in question went in the

non-slimming folder because it is not one to have frequently (if you want to

lose weight). If you look at McDougall's books, you won't see many recipes

with quite that much heavy starch.

 

 

 

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from Maida

 

Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

non-profit corporation

 

South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I debated about whether to put my thoughts in on this or simply move

on, but finally decided to put my 2 cents in. I think that the

Celestial Stew looks like a very healthy recipe that could be part

of a weight loss diet. It has tomatoes, peas, corn, carrots,

potatoes, and onions I believe (I'm notlooking at it now). Yes--

there is a lot of starch. There is also a lot of fiber....and no

added fat. I think that saying you wouldn't want to eat

it " frequently " is a little ambiguous.

 

Let's say I made a huge vat of it and decided to have a bowl of it

for supper every night for two weeks. I feel that I could do very

well on a slimming diet with a small bowl of the stew (maybe 1 1/2

cups) served with a large green salad...and be well within the

guidelines for a slimming (or in my case, maintaining) meal. I

think it would be very filling and satisfying. I lost almost 30

pounds doing WW and have maintained that loss a year now by eating

just such hearty and satisfying complex carbs frequently. But they

are measured and balanced with less starchy veggies. I keep track

of what I eat and I keep it healthy (no junk).

 

I don't think that I or anyone would assume that we could eat

unlimited amounts of many of the slimming recipes in the files and

lose weight. A lot of the process of losing weight and maintaining

that loss, to me, is eating healthy and being able to satisfy those

cravings and urges we all get every now and then for something

hearty and satisfying that is still healthy, low fat and filled with

fiber.

 

I would be very curious to know the nutritional info on this recipe

so I could calculate it into WW points. Is it available? Did Kym

post this recipe?

 

Thanks for listening!

 

Paula

 

 

 

, " Maida W Genser "

<maidawg wrote:

>

> Colleen said, " According to Dr. McDougall, the " starchy " vegetables

> (potatoes, rice, squash, etc.) are best for vegetarian diets, as

they fill

> you up. He doesn't go along with the whole low-carb theory for

weight loss

> (though he does emphasize whole grains, whole wheat pasta, etc.). "

>

>

>

> I am not advocating low-carb, in fact quite the opposite. Low

carb diets

> are dangerous and are difficult to follow for vegetarians. I am

familiar

> with McDougall and make a lot of his (wife's) recipes. The lots of

> different starches recipe that was posted on this list had a lot

of starch.

> There has to be some happy middle ground. If you are mainly

eating very

> high starch (even the better complex carbs that McDougall

certainly does

> advocate, over simple low-nutritive starches like white bread and

sugar),

> you are going to keep on weight. The recipe in question went in

the

> non-slimming folder because it is not one to have frequently (if

you want to

> lose weight). If you look at McDougall's books, you won't see

many recipes

> with quite that much heavy starch.

>

>

>

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>

> from Maida

>

> Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

> non-profit corporation

>

> South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

>

<http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/gateway.aspx?S=5176697856>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree; this looked like a very healthy recipe. I too would be very

interested in the nutritional information if anyone has a computer

program that can calculate it. As in most of these things, portion

control is needed; I'm sure the writer didn't intend for the recipe to be

a single serving!

 

Paula wrote:

 

> I debated about whether to put my thoughts in on this or simply move

> on, but finally decided to put my 2 cents in. I think that the

> Celestial Stew looks like a very healthy recipe that could be part

> of a weight loss diet. It has tomatoes, peas, corn, carrots,

> potatoes, and onions I believe (I'm notlooking at it now). Yes--

> there is a lot of starch. There is also a lot of fiber....and no

> added fat. I think that saying you wouldn't want to eat

> it " frequently " is a little ambiguous.

>

> Let's say I made a huge vat of it and decided to have a bowl of it

> for supper every night for two weeks. I feel that I could do very

> well on a slimming diet with a small bowl of the stew (maybe 1 1/2

> cups) served with a large green salad...and be well within the

> guidelines for a slimming (or in my case, maintaining) meal. I

> think it would be very filling and satisfying. I lost almost 30

> pounds doing WW and have maintained that loss a year now by eating

> just such hearty and satisfying complex carbs frequently. But they

> are measured and balanced with less starchy veggies. I keep track

> of what I eat and I keep it healthy (no junk).

>

> I don't think that I or anyone would assume that we could eat

> unlimited amounts of many of the slimming recipes in the files and

> lose weight. A lot of the process of losing weight and maintaining

> that loss, to me, is eating healthy and being able to satisfy those

> cravings and urges we all get every now and then for something

> hearty and satisfying that is still healthy, low fat and filled with

> fiber.

>

> I would be very curious to know the nutritional info on this recipe

> so I could calculate it into WW points. Is it available? Did Kym

> post this recipe?

>

> Thanks for listening!

>

> Paula

>

> , " Maida W Genser "

> <maidawg wrote:

> >

> > Colleen said, " According to Dr. McDougall, the " starchy " vegetables

> > (potatoes, rice, squash, etc.) are best for vegetarian diets, as

> they fill

> > you up. He doesn't go along with the whole low-carb theory for

> weight loss

> > (though he does emphasize whole grains, whole wheat pasta, etc.). "

> >

> >

> >

> > I am not advocating low-carb, in fact quite the opposite. Low

> carb diets

> > are dangerous and are difficult to follow for vegetarians. I am

> familiar

> > with McDougall and make a lot of his (wife's) recipes. The lots of

> > different starches recipe that was posted on this list had a lot

> of starch.

> > There has to be some happy middle ground. If you are mainly

> eating very

> > high starch (even the better complex carbs that McDougall

> certainly does

> > advocate, over simple low-nutritive starches like white bread and

> sugar),

> > you are going to keep on weight. The recipe in question went in

> the

> > non-slimming folder because it is not one to have frequently (if

> you want to

> > lose weight). If you look at McDougall's books, you won't see

> many recipes

> > with quite that much heavy starch.

> >

> >

> >

> > ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

> >

> > from Maida

> >

> > Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

> > non-profit corporation

> >

> > South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > <http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/gateway.aspx?S=5176697856>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Paula, Zen posted it and I don’t have the nutritional info because I’m doing the

Core plan and can eat all the Core food I need to feel satisfied without

counting points or calorie.

 

 

Paula <paulakward wrote: I debated about whether to put my thoughts in

on this or simply move

on, but finally decided to put my 2 cents in. I think that the

Celestial Stew looks like a very healthy recipe that could be part

of a weight loss diet. It has tomatoes, peas, corn, carrots,

potatoes, and onions I believe (I'm notlooking at it now). Yes--

there is a lot of starch. There is also a lot of fiber....and no

added fat. I think that saying you wouldn't want to eat

it " frequently " is a little ambiguous.

 

Let's say I made a huge vat of it and decided to have a bowl of it

for supper every night for two weeks. I feel that I could do very

well on a slimming diet with a small bowl of the stew (maybe 1 1/2

cups) served with a large green salad...and be well within the

guidelines for a slimming (or in my case, maintaining) meal. I

think it would be very filling and satisfying. I lost almost 30

pounds doing WW and have maintained that loss a year now by eating

just such hearty and satisfying complex carbs frequently. But they

are measured and balanced with less starchy veggies. I keep track

of what I eat and I keep it healthy (no junk).

 

I don't think that I or anyone would assume that we could eat

unlimited amounts of many of the slimming recipes in the files and

lose weight. A lot of the process of losing weight and maintaining

that loss, to me, is eating healthy and being able to satisfy those

cravings and urges we all get every now and then for something

hearty and satisfying that is still healthy, low fat and filled with

fiber.

 

I would be very curious to know the nutritional info on this recipe

so I could calculate it into WW points. Is it available? Did Kym

post this recipe?

 

Thanks for listening!

 

Paula

 

 

 

, " Maida W Genser "

wrote:

>

> Colleen said, " According to Dr. McDougall, the " starchy " vegetables

> (potatoes, rice, squash, etc.) are best for vegetarian diets, as

they fill

> you up. He doesn't go along with the whole low-carb theory for

weight loss

> (though he does emphasize whole grains, whole wheat pasta, etc.). "

>

>

>

> I am not advocating low-carb, in fact quite the opposite. Low

carb diets

> are dangerous and are difficult to follow for vegetarians. I am

familiar

> with McDougall and make a lot of his (wife's) recipes. The lots of

> different starches recipe that was posted on this list had a lot

of starch.

> There has to be some happy middle ground. If you are mainly

eating very

> high starch (even the better complex carbs that McDougall

certainly does

> advocate, over simple low-nutritive starches like white bread and

sugar),

> you are going to keep on weight. The recipe in question went in

the

> non-slimming folder because it is not one to have frequently (if

you want to

> lose weight). If you look at McDougall's books, you won't see

many recipes

> with quite that much heavy starch.

>

>

>

> ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

>

> from Maida

>

> Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

> non-profit corporation

>

> South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

 

[Guest guest]

I agree with what Paula says here, " Let's say I made a huge vat of it and

decided to have a bowl of it

for supper every night for two weeks. I feel that I could do very

well on a slimming diet with a small bowl of the stew (maybe 1 1/2

cups) served with a large green salad...and be well within the

guidelines for a slimming (or in my case, maintaining) meal. I

think it would be very filling and satisfying. "

 

 

 

If you have reasonable amounts, you can eat just about ANYTHING and lose

weight.

 

 

 

The reason I put this recipe in the non-slimming category is that you would

have to use portion control with this recipe. There is a lot of good stuff

in it. It is posted in our files, just not listed with the slimming

recipes.

 

 

 

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from Maida

 

Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

non-profit corporation

 

South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/gateway.aspx?S=5176697856>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Zen, Thanks for the reply. I've been tempted to try core before,

too. I know a number of fellow WW'ers who have been very successful

with it. I can see this is an excellent core recipe. One of our

leaders switches back and forth from week to week on flex and core.

 

Thanks for sharing it!

 

Paula

 

, zen white <zenbaby7

wrote:

>

> Paula, Zen posted it and I don't have the nutritional info because

I'm doing the Core plan and can eat all the Core food I need to feel

satisfied without counting points or calorie.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Since there has been a lot of discussion about this recipe (slimming or

not?), I decided to create an anonymous poll to see what everyone thinks.

 

============================

 

Celene's Celestial Stew

" The Compassionate Cook "

 

2 lbs potatoes, chopped into cubes

2 28-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes

2 med. onions, diced

3 medium carrots, sliced

1 lb bag frozen corn kernels

1 lb bag frozen peas

1 cup dry sherry

2 T plus 1 t garlic powder

2 t oregano

1 T minced fresh basil

1 t. dried rosemary

2 bay leaves

1 t. thyme

1/2 t. sage

2 t minced fresh parsley

2 t. salt

 

Boil the potatoes until soft, about 20 to 25 minutes. Pour of the water and

add the 2 cans of tomatoes with the juice. Add the onions, carrots, corn and

peas. Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes.

 

Add the remaining ingredients and cook uncovered at a low heat for about 2

hours.

 

Kym

 

=========================================

 

If most people vote it is a slimming recipe, it will get re-filed with the

regular recipes and no longer be relegated to the OT- non slimming category.

 

 

 

(You know what **I** think. I would love to eat a ton of it, and it would

show on my hips!)

 

 

 

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from Maida

 

Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

non-profit corporation

 

South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/gateway.aspx?S=5176697856>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

no one said it was an all-ya-can-eat.

 

Maida W Genser <maidawg wrote: Since there has been a lot of

discussion about this recipe (slimming or

not?), I decided to create an anonymous poll to see what everyone thinks.

 

============================

 

Celene's Celestial Stew

" The Compassionate Cook "

 

2 lbs potatoes, chopped into cubes

2 28-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes

2 med. onions, diced

3 medium carrots, sliced

1 lb bag frozen corn kernels

1 lb bag frozen peas

1 cup dry sherry

2 T plus 1 t garlic powder

2 t oregano

1 T minced fresh basil

1 t. dried rosemary

2 bay leaves

1 t. thyme

1/2 t. sage

2 t minced fresh parsley

2 t. salt

 

Boil the potatoes until soft, about 20 to 25 minutes. Pour of the water and

add the 2 cans of tomatoes with the juice. Add the onions, carrots, corn and

peas. Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes.

 

Add the remaining ingredients and cook uncovered at a low heat for about 2

hours.

 

Kym

 

=========================================

 

If most people vote it is a slimming recipe, it will get re-filed with the

regular recipes and no longer be relegated to the OT- non slimming category.

 

 

 

(You know what **I** think. I would love to eat a ton of it, and it would

show on my hips!)

 

 

 

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 

from Maida

 

Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. www.petsincondos.org - a Florida

non-profit corporation

 

South Florida Vegetarian Events www.soflavegevents.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Paula,

 

I did post this recipe and I will give you the nutrition facts after work!

 

Kym

 

 

[Guest guest]

> I am sure the writer did not intend this to be a single serving<

 

Now THAT is funny! No I did not!

 

Kym___