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Show AggieLife Page 6 Monday, April 25, 2011 Bringing in spring with healthy soup Though sometimes the weather may be deceiving, springtime is here. One of my favorite things about spring are the fresh new vegetables that brave the cold and somehow find a way to peak their heads out of the thawing ground. When I see pointy asparagus tops lining the produce section of the grocery store, I know that it will soon be time to say goodbye to the snow flurries of winter. Soon the farmers' market will be bustling with even more tasty vegetables that will help keep us healthy, wealthy and wise. In honor of these dear vegetables, here is a treasure of a recipe that I found in Yoga Journal's June 2010 issue. Although this is a summer vegetable soup, I think it's great for springtime. It is fresh and delightful, but also warm and hearty - the perfect companion for a rainy day. Butter Bean and Summer Vegetable soup Chop up onions and saute them in a tablespoon of olive oil, cook them on low heat until they are soft and beginning to color. While the onions are cooling, char the red pepper in a broiler or a toaster oven until the skin blisters. Put the pepper in a paper bag for 2 minutes to sweat, then slip off the skin. Stem and seed the pepper and then cut into 1/2 inch pieces. In a large soup pot, bring 5 cups of water to a simmer. Add in the chopped green beans and a dash of salt. Cook for 5 minutes, then add diced summer squash, rinsed spinach, bell pepper, tomatoes and sauteed onions. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. While that is simmering, saute the garlic in olive oil for 2-3 minutes or until the garlic begins to color. Add the garlic to the vegetables along with the basil, oregano and drained lima beans. Add more water if desired. Bring the soup back to a simmer and add lemon juice and pepper to taste. 1 can lima beans 2 medium-sized yellow onions 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 red bell pepper 1 28 oz. can of peeled tomatoes 6 oz. green beans 8 oz. summer squash 6 oz. spinach 6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil 1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste And there you have it. I like to serve it in a big bowl with toasted crusty bread from Crumb Brothers. The beauty of this soup is that it takes all of the natural flavors from the vegetable to create a delicious broth with no hidden ingredients. It's also a great immune system booster if you are getting the springtime sniffles. Enjoy! - randbo311@gmail.com SPRING SHOWERS BRINGS hearty vegetables, and the perfect use for them is in soup. This butter bean vegetable soup is full of ingredients to give your body an immune boost. MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE photo Study: There are study places inside and outside Student continuedfrom page 5 Special! Lar.e 1-Topping Pizza ONLY $5.50 with student IDA/ Pick up only • No Limit • Good Until May 15th • call 435-792-3697 Join us Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m. ESLC Auditorium Science ( Unwrapped "Economics of Climate Change 101" remote printing options. Details on how to do so can be found at the university website. Other students also enjoy the studying options spring has brought. Lee said he wants to study by the amphitheater on Old Main hill now that the weather is warmer. He went there to write a poem for an English class and said the view of the valley helped his writing. Erin Hobley, a junior in landscape architecture and environmental plan- ning, said she prefers the area by the TSC fountains because one can move around the variety of seating there. However, some students caution the use of the outdoors to study. "I never study outside because I just fall asleep when out there," said Ryan Howell, a senior history student. He prefers the seclusion of the fourth floor of the library. Discovering someplace new to hit the books may be a nice diversion as finals week looms closer. And for the really stressed, be in the library around the stairs at 10 p.m. on Wednesday of finals week. In previous years this has been the location of the "Finals Week Howl", where students let go of stress for a supposed 10 minutes of howling. - genevieve.draper@aggiemail.usu.edu Arthur Caplan www.usu.edu/sciencetunwrapped 'Like' our Facebook page Today's Puzzle Answers — Weekly SUDOKU Pathemim Puzz+e Solution Answer 8 9 3 5 4 7 1 6 2 1 5 6 8 9 2 3 4 7 2 7 4 3 1 6 5 9 8 6 1 9 4 5 8 2 7 3 3 8 2 7 6 1 4 5 9 5 4 7 9 2 3 6 8 1 9 3 1 6 8 4 7 2 5 7 6 5 2 3 9 8 1 4 4 2 8 1 7 5 9 3 6 Please use designated cell phone areas. 0 b R "Fine Dining Food Trucks" ors.ey ett** poris) F2011 E-. -Riiiking Machine. Inc. All Rights Reserved. WITH FINALS APPROACHING, many students are trying to find the best places to study. Most students say finding an area that is deserted and quiet is ideal for study time. CARL R. WILSON photo sok-ET •' 4 0 003 Apartments"? stwoods C practically on te bath 1. Why Location- Practically with privaath a) (Laundry in your apt., Expanded Cable, Free High Speed Internet) c) b) to\ Private bedfoom* First-Class amenIties LA_ Of 11-1€. ABOVE1 • The Best Single Student liousingt al Very Summer 2. a) Edgevvooci Specials From b) Lynwood cBrentwood BOV ALL Of TI-IE AO Day! ODs )%. With CRESTWO $5.5°1 Apartments Your housing decision is a no-brainer! Low Summer Rates! cRESTWooDs 755 3018ii Brentwood 736E 900 N Lynwood 880 N 650 E Edgewood 736 E 800 N Hiking: Multiple trails are available continued from page 5 The ORP offers classes on avalanche safety and rents beacon kits, but most of the classes have already occurred this year. "As far as hiking goes a great summer trail is the Jardine Juniper trail," Reinhardt said, "right now a good trail is the river trail." City trails are also an option, like The Bonneville Shoreline Trail just west of campus, a hiking trail only 2 miles long and has already thawed out. "I enjoyed the Bonneville Shoreline trail as a nice day hike for the casual hiker. It is by far the easiest way to get views of Cache Valley and even clear views up to Idaho on a good day," said Joseph Virgil, a sophomore in recreation resource management. "The major drawback for the trail is at times it can be crowded, not only by hikers but dogs as well." He said, "What makes hiking so important is not just the physical activity of it but the ability to get away from the busy everyday life that drives us up the walls at times. There is also a spiritual aspect to being among nature that can never be replicated by man-made amusement." - alexander.h.van_oene@aggiemail.usu.edu For more information... • Logan Ranger District Visitor Center — located at 1500 E. US Hwy. 89 or call 1435-755-3620. • Outdoor Recreation Program www.usu.edu/orp for gear rental, classes, and programs sponsored by USU. • Local cross-country skiing — www.nordicunited.org for trails and programs in Logan. • City trails — http://www. loganutah.org/parks_and_rec/ |