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My original Bio
I  still  remember that sorrel soup  which my father cooked for me, when I was 4 year  old.  I ate it with my friend at the table that also served as a desk when my  older  brother needed to do his homework. We lived in one room, all of my family in  one  small room. We shared the kitchen with other four families
who lived in that communal apartment in the Soviet Union.
   
Oh how  I also loved my  mom’s beet soup. I fell in love with this soup when I was a little bit older and  became a picky eater. I could eat it day and
night, 7 days a week. And my mom  was happy to cook it for me, because she knew that if she cooked this soup her  picky eater daughter would at
least eat something.
 
Then there  was a short  period without any soup. It was a banana- yogurt period. . I tried my  first banana and blueberry yogurt, when I was around 19 years old, after the  Soviet Union collapsed. Suddenly, I started to live in a free and  independent  Latvia with all these unknown foods that fell on  me.  
   
My cooking  soup life started with my  husband who is a soup lover. I remember that day, when  I went to a  farmers market to buy fresh vegetables for my first vegetable soup  to  cook for my husband.  He asked me to cook a vegetable soup.  “Just pure vegetable” soup was something new for me at that  time.     
  
I  moved to the USA in 2001 and we started to build our life together around the  table, meeting in the kitchen  every night, sitting down at the table, and  sharing a meal. Our son,  Philip, joined us in 2009. My little boy inspires me to  cook and live a healthier life.  

When I walk into my  kitchen,  I am not alone. I bring my father and my mother and every meal we ate together.  I cook for my  beloved boys, and, beginning
February 2013, when we started our  soup blog with Jan- my coworker, blog partner and inspiration- I cook for our  followers. I  believe in cooking and love to share my recipes and experiences  with you. 
Nellie


Nellie and Jan came from opposite  sides of the world. Jan grew
up near the beach in Southern California and Nellie grew up
in Latvia which is on the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. We are
both mothers of young children and met while working together
managing a busy medical practice. The idea of creating this
website came from our shared weight loss journey. After having
our children we both really wanted to be at a HEALTHY weight. We
started cooking healthy soups to share with each other for our
work lunches. We both love fresh vegetables and herbs. We both
have small home gardens and love to visit local farmers
markets. We create healthy soups from fresh ingredients and we
also "lighten" up  old fashioned favorite recipes from our
childhood when mothers used to cook with full
fat ingredients.  Our wish is to share our new
discoveries, encourage and empower you to prepare healthy foods
from our kitchen to yours. Our shared interest to make healthy soups
can be followed with our easy picture recipes. If you have
a desire for weight loss or just want to get new ideas
for healthier recipes then we believe our years of cooking
experience can help you with this goal.  Here we are, both 20
lbs. lighter and feeling so much better in our lives. The good
news is our families feel better too!

Get inspired. Have
fun in your kitchen. Love the good health you are bringing to your
table and your family. 
 

Best wishes,

Nellie and Jan
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  • About Us
  • Vegetable Soup
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    • WeightWatchers ZERO POINTS VEGGIE SOUP, Our Way
    • Chilled Soup
    • Bean/Barley/Pea/Lentil Soup
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    • Children love soup !
    • Seafood Soup
    • Meat Soup
    • Chicken & Turkey Soup
  • Stock
    • Beef Stock
    • Cilantro Stem Broth
    • Chicken Stock
    • Corn Broth
    • Discard Broth
    • Mushroom Broth
    • Shellfish Stock
    • Tomato Broth
    • Vegetable Stock
    • Vegetable Stock with Lemon Grass
  • Sides and more...
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