WELLESLEY'S SUNDAY FUNNY

Wellesely's* SUNDAY FUNNY is our weekly comic strip.

* Click here to meet Wellesley(MOM's Mascot).

ODE to AUTUMN

Oh autumn, sweet autumn what a sight to behold as I sit, sipping a cup of tea, watching the last of your orange, red, and golden brown leaves swirling off their branches. Dancing their last hoorah one with the wind as they gently land on the ground beneath. Blanketing Mother Earth, her seeds, bulbs and feeding them nutrition for the coming colder months. The park across the street almost has that wintry look of bare limbs... reminding us that energies are shifting inwards as we stay warm and contemplative in our home-caves. Thank-you Mother for your visual gifts of wisdom. MOM

TODAY'S MENU SPECIAL

Hearty, Lentil~Vegetable Soup

Serves 8 (Freeze half of soup to have on-hand)

4 tablespoons extra-virgin, cold pressed olive oil

2 cups chopped sweet onions

1 1/2 cups celery stalks

3-4 chopped garlic cloves

1 cup chopped carrots

1 cup shredded cabbage

1/2 cup shitake mushrooms/optional

1 1/3 cups lentils, rinsed/drained

1 14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes

1 large bay leaf

6-8 cups vegetable broth

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1 cup plain greek yogurt

salt and pepper to taste

Heat olive oil in soup pot over medium heat. Add, onions, celery, carrots, cabbage, mushrooms and garlic. Saute until vegetables are soft (10-15 minutes).

Add broth, tomatoes with liquid and lentils and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low, cover an simmer until lentils are soft; about 35- 40 minutes.

Soup can be served chunky or pureed in a blender. If too thick add more vegetable broth.

OR served on brown rice, with a salad as a main course.

Garnish with a tablespoon of yogurt and parsley sprinkled on top.

Salt and pepper to taste

Click here for info on lentils and nutritional benefits

MMM, TASTY LITTLE NUGGETS

When making a conscious shift in life, meditation creates a connection to one's internal, wise teacher. Intuition is a neon signpost pointing you in the right direction. MOM

MOM's Favorite Jukebox Selection

We offer an eclectic, musical mix at Mom's Cosmic Diner.

Here's one of my favorites. MOM

*Click here for Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

*** YOGA the State-of-Grace ***

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Yoga's State-Of-Grace

through each decade...

20's opens the door to inner and outer flexibility

30's meditation and stress relief from busy life as working mom

40's as a teacher having a deeper understanding of yoga's gifts and passing on the knowledge

50's experiencing the pleasure of oiling the joints, massaging inner organs and being one with silence and peace

60's wonderment of stepping into wisdom years with state-of-grace 

MOM

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Wellesley's SUNDAY FUNNIES

TODAY'S MENU SPECIAL

Mellow Yellow Squash Soup

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 large sweet onions~chopped

8 yellow squash~chopped

1 leek~chopped

7 garlic cloves~chopped

5 sprigs lemon thyme

6 cups low/sodium-free chicken broth or vegetable broth

1/2 - 1 tsp. Celtic salt to taste

4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Goat Gouda cheese shaved, pine-nuts and chopped parsley for garnish

In a large soup pot, heat olive oil~medium heat.

Add onions, leek and cook; stirring until onions are translucent and soft.

Add squash and leaves of lemon thyme~cook, stirring for 5 minutes.

Increase heat to medium-high; add broth, salt and garlic.

Cook with partially covered pot at low boil for 25 minutes until the squash is soft.

Allow soup to cool and puree in covered blender; return to pot and heat.

Add lemon juice.

Garnish with cheese, pine-nuts and parsley.

Makes 8 cups