This past Sunday, October 21st, there was a fantastic Event at Woodbine Park in Toronto called Soupstock. This event was to raise money to protect Ontario's farms, food, and water and stop the Mega-Quarry. This event was hosted by Hundreds of well-known Chefs across Ontario that volunteered their time for the cause. 

Now.. the best part! The Soup! We ended up trying about 8 different kinds of soup (we shared..lol) and they were all fantastic!! 

Thankfully it was a gorgeous, sunny day so this really helped the event. We met up with Jennifer Houston, Co-owner and Head Chef from Fresh. They were serving 2 different soups so it was a very hard decision to pick which one but the Autumn Stew won me over!! It was funny because the day before my sister and I had just made Jennifer's Thai Tangled Salad from her latest cookbook.. it was fun to make and tasted so good!!

We also saw Carol Belmonte, from Belmonte Raw who was serving a yummy Carrot Soup (see picture below) topped with fresh Kale and deelishness!! Yes, I love this made up word!!

I tried to take a picture of every soup but sometimes they were so yummy I forgot!! The Soups that I thought won for creativity was Belmonte Raw's Carrot topped with Kale Salad and One 99's French Onion Soup topped with fries and cheese, they totally took the poutine trend and ran with it!! Of course I would try to think of a healthier way to do it.. but that's what I do :)

Overall this was a wonderful Event with a great cause, and of course, Amazing Soups! Please let me know if you attended this event and if so what was your favourite soup? I would love to hear your comments and feedback! 

Excellent Source of Beta Carotene
Rich in B-Complex
Excellent Source of Fibre
Rich in Minerals like Copper, Potassium, Calcium, and Phosphorous
Antioxidant Rich

Pumpkin Seeds
30 g of Protein in 100 g of Pumpkin Seeds
Anti-inflammatory, Anti-fungal, and 
Anti-Parasitic
High in Niacin, Selenium, Iron, and Excellent Source of ZINC

Check Out my Thai Pumpkin Soup and Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for the Recipes!

Pumpkin has amazing health benefits and is so tasty! I have been wanting to make a Thai Pumpkin Soup similar to my Butternut Squash recipe for awhile now, So I bought a HUGE pumpkin and made a stew, red curry soup, muffins, 2 different kinds of Baked Pumpkin Seeds (Sweet Cinnamon and Spicy Cayenne) and amazing smoothies!

So since we are eating all of this pumpkin we should know the Health Benefits?!! Pumpkin and Pumpkin seeds are loaded with Nutrients!  

I am feeling very inspired by Raw Food right now after attending a Raw Food Class Hosted by Carol Belmonte and Meghan Telpner at Belmonte Raw, on Queen Street East. 

On the Menu was Spiralled Zucchini made into Fettuccine-like noodles and layered with Raw Kale, Tomatoes, and Cauliflower and sauced with a Creamy Cashew Alfredo Like Sauce.. Who knew Raw could be so delicious?!! There was also an amazing Kelp Mango Salad, Gazpacho, Cauliflower Cous Cous, and a Mouth Watering Raw Brownie with a scoop of Chocolate Banana Soft Serve Ice Cream. Yum!!

Since I was so Inspired I decided to make my own juice today! See Below:

Juicing is so easy, even with my old school Panasonic 30 year old blender/ juicer!

This Amazing Purple Juice was made from 1 Beet, 2 Stalks of Celery with the leaves, 2 Carrots, 2 Leaves of Swiss Chard, 1 piece of fresh Ginger, and 1 Lemon. It was very tasty and so colourful! Looking forward to many days of Juicing and trying new Raw Inspirations and sharing them with you! Juicing is such a great way to give your Digestive System a bit of a break, since it is constantly working very hard to break down and digest all of the food we eat. Please feel free to share your favourite Raw Foods and Juices! What other way could you get all of those FRESH, LIVE nutrients all in one glass?