Thank You Readers! Cooking with Heide turns 1.

Wow, what a year it has been!

This is a very special post today. "Cooking With Heide" turns 1.

To all readers who have allowed me to share my recipes with you, thank you.

To my Dad thanks for the suggestion to start the sites. Thanks to Ellen for never letting me give up when others said I was wasting my time. Thanks to Bill and Judy for feedback on the sites and photos. Thanks to my mom for giving me the skills to cook.

It is my hope that these recipes have inspired you to have fun in the kitchen and that cooking is very easy. And if someone who once burned water, or couldn't even make reservations can cook, so could you.

These recipes can be easily adjusted to fit any dietary needs.


If there is a dish that you would like for me to create an original recipe for, let me know.

Once again, thanks!

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is a vegetable soup that is made with tomato juice and chicken broth. 

Here I used vegetable juice instead.

Gazpacho is often served cold.

 It's refreshing on a warm day and is excellent as a light lunch. 

I've even enjoyed it in cooler weather as well. 

Enjoy!

2 c. each: tomato or vegetable juice (regular or low sodium), chicken broth (low sodium)
1 clove garlic (crushed and chopped)
1/4 tsp. each: pepper, salt, diced jalapeno 
1/3 c. cucumber chopped
1/4 c. green onion chopped
1/3 c. each: tomato chopped, onion chopped, bell pepper chopped


Rinse, cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and chop. 

Rinse, seed, chop peppers.

Peel, rinse, chop onion. 

Rinse, seed chop tomato

In a sauce pan, heat chicken broth for a couple of mins.  

You can also do this in a microwave safe cup for a minute, let cool.

To serve:

Pour chicken broth into a bowl.

Add vegetable juice to the chicken broth.

 Add desired vegetables to the bowl.

Sprinkle salt, pepper over soup to taste.

 Mix, chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Makes 8 servings.