Fennel Soup a yummy Fall dinner!

Easy Fennel Soup using Fennel OIl and Black Pepper OIl

2 tablespoons olive oil, 

3 large leaks thin sliced, 

4 stalks celery thin sliced, 

3 large onions peeled and cut into eights. 

1 toothpick of fennel oil, (dip in toothpick and then add to soup take out after cooked.) 

2 large baking potatoes pealed and cut into bite sized pieces, 

1 tablespoon sea salt,

1 toothpick black pepper oil (do the same as fennel but don't let it cook in the soup) or you can use 1 and 1/2 teaspoons black pepper

5 cups water 

1 cup of cream, (this is optional if you like you can just do water) 

2 cubes vegetable bullion (or you can use chicken stock instead and  simply use less water.)

Heat all ingredients except the cream, until potatoes are soft.  Pour 1/2 off the mixture into the blender and blend to thicken if you like, then add that mix it back into your soup. Add in the cream, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and garnish with a bit of parsley, or sprig of fennel. 

 I am making this for dinner tonight!  Yummy Yummy! Makes about 20 cups - a real hardy soup, easy to make, great fall dinner. This soup is also good for getting better if you have had tummy troubles.

Fennel is an awesome essential oil.  It is well documented for use after pregnancy & lactation increase.   I have a friend that  used it to help with this. She said it works wonderfully.  Make sure your set on breast feeding though, because it does work. It is also good to help quiet colicky babies and helps to facilitate birthing. Mothers have been using it for a really long time.  

In the Mediterranean  Fennel has been used for centuries as a natural solution to digestive trouble and of course,  simply for culinary purposes!  It adds the YUM in Mediterranean foods. 

Doterra Fennel is Gras Safe  (falls under Generally Recognized as Safe by the FDA) Gras safe oils are used in cooking by nationally renowned chiefs. Like chef Brad, the KBYU fusion grain cooking guy.  I went to his classes at BYU education week, and yes, he used doterra oils in his cooking!  AWESOME! 

Cooking Oils - That I would suggest
Black Pepper Oil 
Fennel Oil
Lemon Oil
Cinnamon Oil
Rosemary Oil
Thyme Oil
Wild Orange Oil
Oregano Oil 
Cilantro Oil
Basil Oil
Lime Oil

To Order click mydoterra.com/cherrylee Then click shop, single oils and then your favorite cooking oils.  Remember oils are strong and last for a very long time.  They increase health and flavor! With many oils I simply dip a toothpick into an oil and then use what is on the toothpick to cook with that is strong enough.  With Lemon, Wild Orange and Lime I use a single drop or sometimes 2 but every thing else use toothpicks! I am still using the first cooking kit I purchased.