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Farmhouse Cream of Vegetable Soup

Vegan, Nut-Free Cream of Vegetable Soup

This luscious soup evokes wonderful memories of sitting at my grandma’s table after school on a cold, wintery day, and slurping up spoonful after spoonful of this warm and delicious vegetable soup.

Sadly, I never thought to ask my grandma for the recipe for her soup, but with a little experimenting, I think this recipe comes very close.

This one-pot, simple cream of vegetable soup is one of my favorite quick and easy meals. It’s pure comfort food yet loaded with healthy, nourishing and slimming ingredients. It’s also dairy free. And gluten-free.

Farmhouse Vegetable Soup FAQ

Vegan, Nut-Free Cream of Vegetable Soup

What type of milk do you recommend for this cream of vegetable soup?

Soy milk works best in this soup as it lends just the right flavor. Cashew milk (especially homemade cashew milk) may be the next best.

Almond milk is a little too sweet for this simple, savory soup. Rice milk is too thin. Coconut milk definitely has the WRONG flavor! I’ve not tried hemp or oat milk, but my guess is they won’t be as good as soy or cashew in this particular soup.

Be sure to use plain, unsweetened milk! You don’t want sweet vanilla veggies!

Can I use other vegetables in this vegetable soup?

Vegan, Nut-Free Cream of Vegetable Soup

I used celery, carrots, onions, red potatoes, and green beans because those were the ones that tasted best to me in this soup – and those were the veggies my grandma used. 🙂 You could probably vary the veggie content without a problem.

What can I serve with the soup?

This soup is so nutritious and satisfying that it’s a meal in itself. We also love this cream of vegetable soup with crusty bread, croutons, or whole-grain crackers. And it’s great with a side salad.

Can I freeze vegetable soup?

I would NOT recommend freezing this soup. Neither the potatoes nor the milk freeze well at all, and the some other ingredients don’t turn out the greatest either.

I hope you enjoy!

Vegan, Nut-Free Cream of Vegetable Soup
Vegan, Nut-Free Cream of Vegetable Soup

Farmhouse Cream of Vegetable Soup

This dairy-free cream of vegetable soup is delicious comfort food yet loaded with healthy, nourishing and slimming ingredients.

Prep Time 25 min

Cook Time 17 min

Total Time 39 min

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  • 2 ribs celery, diced small
  • 2 medium carrots, diced small
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced small
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil – (Or use this method to sauté without oil.)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 5 medium (about 2 pounds) red potatoes – or another kind of waxy potato – scrubbed, but not peeled
  • 1 cup cut frozen green beans – (or fresh green beans may be used)
  • 1 1/2 cups organic canned corn kernels – with liquid
  • 3 teaspoons dried parsley – (1 tablespoons)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons granulated onions
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons dried chopped or minced onion
  • 3/4 teaspoons celery salt
  • 3/4 teaspoons dried dill
  • 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoons dried sage
  • 1/4 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1/8 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 2 – 3 cups plain, unsweetened non-dairy milk – See note

  • In a large soup pot, sauté chopped carrots, onions, and celery in oil over medium-low heat for about 5 to 7 minutes or until onions are just turning translucent. (Or use this method to sauté without oil.)

  • Add garlic sauté for one more minute.

  • Meanwhile, scrub potatoes. Dice into 3/4-inch pieces.

  • Turn heat to high. Add 1/2 cup water, potatoes, green beans, corn, and seasonings. Cover and bring to a boil.

  • Reduce heat and cook at a very low and gentle boil, stirring often, for 12 to 14 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

  • Stir in milk. Cook over low heat until hot, but do not boil. Add salt to taste.Serve hot.
I recommend soy, almond, or cashew milk in this recipe. The exact amount of milk you use depends on how you like your soup.
This soup does not reheat well. If you need to make it ahead of time, reheat it very gently and slowly.

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With the growing trend for online shopping, next-day delivery and the retail/hospitality experience showing no signs of slowing down, businesses frequently need to recruit extra staff to meet increased demand (particularly in the run up to Christmas). A major national newspaper has reported that approximately 250,000 temporary positions will be on offer over the festive period and not just in restaurants, bars and shops, but also in warehouses and delivery.

Yodel, the courier giant recently announced they need an extra 1,500 temporary staff nationwide, including HGV class 1 drivers, warehouse operations, van drivers and couriers to fulfill client demands. With an increased number of vans, HGVs and delivery vehicles on the road, inevitably comes a greater risk of accidents. Look back 2 years to December 2017 and there were 462 fatal or serious accidents involving goods vehicles.

What is Gray Fleet?

During these busy periods online retail companies will often use ‘gray fleet’ drivers to deliver to customers. Gray fleet is simply the term used to describe any vehicle that does not belong to the company, but is used for business travel.

According to one BBC investigation, on a typical day a delivery driver for a leading company will make 150-200 deliveries. Although most companies will advise drivers to take regular comfort breaks, the reality is that this frenetic pace of work allows very little time for breaks, often resulting in extreme tiredness.

Sadly, tiredness is a major contributing factor to road accidents but isn’t the only risk of having a greater number of ‘gray fleet’ vehicles on the road:

Gray Fleet: The risks

Because gray fleet vehicles do not belong to the company, fleet managers face a complicated set of issues when it comes to managing the safety of their fleet. For one thing, employees using their own car may be outside of the established insurance and servicing policies, meaning their vehicles are not covered for company travel. Another issue is trying to keep track of the status of gray fleet vehicles to ensure they meet legal road requirements, including:

  • Driving license validity
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In addition to this, businesses also need to consider the suitability of the vehicle for work purposes. This could include the age and condition, or whether the vehicle is equipped with ABS, ESP, air conditioning and whether or not it is suitable for the journey requirements of the company.

To help avoid accidents on the road, RoSPA recommends that all delivery drivers are trained or trained in handling risks on the road. RoSPA offers a bespoke Gray Fleet management training course which allows companies to manage their gray fleet.

The benefit of undertaking such training is a quick and simple self-certification process, which is accessible to all drivers and sends alerts automatically to individuals and managers for MOT’s, insurance, road tax etc.

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How does Santa stay safe at Christmas? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Delivering millions of gifts around the world is a complex and difficult task, even for Santa. Considering for a moment the impossibly short time he has to deliver these presents, coupled with the fact he has eight flying reindeers to manage along the way, it’s also a journey filled with many health and safety issues.

So what does Santa need to do to make sure he’s safe and that we all have a Merry Christmas? To answer that question we’ve compiled a list of 10 festive health and safety training solutions which those from the southern hemisphere might want to incorporate before implementing the world’s fastest delivery service:

1. Lone Workers

Ok, Santa’s got his herd of reindeers, but let’s face it, flying through the sky is a pretty lonely way of working. Moreover, it comes with added dangers – sudden illness or accident, abusive Christmas Eve revellers, or even mental health issues exacerbated by social isolation. Luckily for Santa, RoSPA offers a consultancy service for lone workers to help him deal with these challenges.

2. Confined Space

Clambering up and down chimneys is a tricky business, and let’s face it, Santa isn’t known for his svelte figure. Working in a confined space can be a dangerous activity, and the whole process of getting up and down the chimney stack presents a number of challenges – I’m sure we’ve all asked ourselves “Does Santa have 3 points of contact when climbing up a chimney?”

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4. Machinery safety

Whilst Christmas Eve is the culmination of Santa’s yearlong mission, the rest of the year is spent making all of the wonderful presents that make our dreams come true and ensure Dad has enough socks for another 12 months.

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What motivated you/your organization to enter the RoSPA Awards?

Entering the RoSPA Awards motivates our organization to drive improvements for our safe systems of work, year upon year. It also allows us to demonstrate our commitment to the safety of our staff, contractors and all others affected by our work, whilst enabling us to showcase and celebrate the success of our workforce, who work to an award-winning standard.

Winning a Gold Award for the fourth consecutive year is proof of how entry into the awards process drives and develops our systems.

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We always look forward to the awards dinner because it is a great opportunity for our support staff to receive recognition for the very important work they do. We arrange for as many of them as possible to be at the dinner where they can relax and meet with other employees from our site and celebrate shared success.

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To guarantee a straight forward submission, it is important to remain organized. Initially, you should read the RoSPA submission guidance and take the time to digest all the information and thoroughly understand it.

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What advice would you give to organizations considering entering the awards for the first time, or how would you convince organizations not to enter the awards to start entering?

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Warren Buffett, who was recently named as the fourth wealthiest individual in the world, once said:

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

This is good advice that can be applied to many aspects of life, but it’s especially true when it comes to health and safety.

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