Spicy Celery and Rice Soup

I really love soup for several reasons.  Number one, I find it really comforting.  Two, it's really slimming.  I know I exercise a lot, but I think eating soup for at least one meal a day, almost every day of the week, has helped me to lose 60 pounds over the years.  Three, I think there are a lot of health benefits to eating soup.  I used to do hospice care.  I had one client who was a true fighter.  She had been put on a renal diet/cardiac diet/cancer diet.  Since there wasn't a lot she could eat, she decided she was going to eat healthy homemade soups and prove to her doctors that she would live longer than 6 months.  Four years later, she's still fighting...

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Spicy Celery & Rice Soup

3 tbsp Olive Oil

5 stalks Celery, chopped

1 Jalapeno Pepper, seeded and finely minced

2 cloves Garlic, Minced

8 cups Chicken Broth

1 cup Basmati Rice

1 tsp Horseradish Sauce

2 tbsp Fresh Parsley, chopped

In a large pot, heat the oil.  Add the celery and pepper and cook for 5 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook for another minute.

Next, add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.  Turn the heat down to low.  Add the rice, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes.

Add the horseradish and parsley and simmer for another 5 minutes.

I think the soup goes wonderfully with alfalfa sprout sandwiches.

Chicken Broth

A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.

-- Abraham Maslow