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Not unlike the cabbage soup diet, but heartier and even cooked in a little oil. It's a great soup and one that you should eat to excess to lose the maximum amount of weight, according to Raquel. Plus you're not on a strict regimen and can take breaks from it as your life demands. You also have a lot of discretion in its making--you decide what and how much. Make a big pot and demolish it...make another pot....

• onions, sliced thin
• 1-2 Tablespoons olive oil
• cooked beans
• lentils or barley, soaked and rinsed
• beef, vegetable, or chicken stock
• cauliflower, chopped to bitesized pieces
• cabbage, shredded
• tomatoes, crushed or cut up (from the can)
• corn, fresh or frozen
• carrots, chopped
• green peppers, diced
• potatoes, cut in chunks
• garlic, crushed
• ginger, freshly grated or powdered
• chili peppers, chopped
• hot pepper sauce
• cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper

In a large stock pot, heat the oil and sauté the onions until tender. Add the beans, lentils, and/or barley with stock to cover, bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Toss in the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil with more stock, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are cooked but not too soft--about 30 minutes or so.