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The present invention relates generally to the field of optical devices, and particularly to embodiments of a cascaded optical parametric oscillator. The optical parametric oscillator includes an optical medium with multiple non-linear regions to facilitate efficient down-conversion of coherent light to longer wavelengths.
Production of tunable coherent radiation through parametric amplification from a fixed frequency laser beam is effected through a device known as an optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The theoretical rationale and complexities associated with parametric amplification and OPOs are well known to those skilled in the art.
In a conventional OPO, the OPO receives a beam of laser radiation at a pump frequency ωp from a pump source. The pump frequency ωp is received into a resonant optical cavity, wherein pump frequency ωp is directed through a non-linear medium, usually a crystal, located within the resonant cavity. As a result, two lower energy signals are generated from the pump beam, which are known as the signal, at frequency us and the idler at frequency ωi.
The content and orientation of the crystal and the design of the resonant cavity determines the signal ωs and idler ωi frequencies. The feedback within the resonant cavity causes gain in the parametric waves, a process similar to build-up in a laser cavity. The cavity can either be singly-resonant in which end mirrors reflect only signal frequency ωs, or doubly-resonant in which end mirrors reflect both signal ωs and idler ωi frequencies. End mirrors of the OPO are transparent to the pump frequency ωp. OPOs with singly-resonant cavities are typically more stable in their output than OPOs with doubly-resonant cavities.
Due to the nature of the non-linear crystal and the conversion process, the pump frequency ωp is always higher than the frequency of the signal ωs and the idler ωi. The sum of the signal ωs and idler ωi frequencies is equal to the pump frequency ωp.
Power and energy conversion efficiency to the idler frequency ωi in an OPO is limited by the quantum efficiency and photon efficiency. Since idler frequency ωi is less than half of the pump frequency ωp, the quantum limit is always less than one half and significantly less so when the idler frequency wi is far from degeneracy. Furthermore, for pulsed OPOs, pump regeneration from signal ωs and idler ωp frequency reduces photon conversion efficiency due to temporally and/or spatially varying pump radiation. Nevertheless, idler output provides a useful means of generating coherent radiation in spectral regions that are difficult to access by other sources.
There are a variety of types of crystals that may be used in OPOs for various spectral regions. In particular, non-linear optical crystals capable of producing parametric output which have been developed for commercial applications, include, but are not limited to, potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP), potassium titanyl arsenate (KTA), lithium niobate (LiNbO3), potassium niobate (KNbO3), silver gallium selenide (AgGaSe2), and silver gallium sulfide (AgGaS2). When a fixed laser is used to generate tunable waves from certain crystals, an electric field may be applied to the crystal, or the crystal may be temperature or angle tuned, or a combination of electrical voltage, temperature and/or angle tuning is required to achieve phase matching.
Periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) has been shown to be particularly well-suited for OPO wavelength generation in the 1.4-4.0 μm region due to its low threshold, large non-linear coefficient, large acceptance angle, absence of walk-off, and transparency in this region (L. E. Myers, R. C. Eckardt, M. M. Fejer, R. L. Byer, W. R. Bosenberg, and J. W. Pierce, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B12, 2102-2116 (1995)). Although continuous wave OPOs utilizing PPLN have demonstrated high conversion efficiencies (W. R. Bosenberg, A. Drobshoff, J. I. Alexander, L. E. Myers, and R. L. Byer, Opt.Lett. 21, 1336-1338 (1996)), typically pulsed OPOs have not yet approached continuous wave OPO efficiencies due to factors such as back conversion of the pump wave and non-uniform pump depletion.
In a typical configuration of an OPO using a crystal or PPLN medium, the crystal or PPLN is located between the two cavity mirrors. Light is directed through the entry mirror through the crystal or PPLN medium and through the exit mirror with certain frequencies being reflected back into the cavity to again be transmitted through the crystal or PPLN medium.
Other techniques of increasing conversion efficiency in similar OPO configurations suggest the inclusion of a second crystal or PPLN medium located within the cavity, and situated between the two cavity mirrors. In these structures, an entry mirror receives the light which directs the beam through a first crystal or PPLN to be received by a second crystal or PPLN and then on to an exit mirror. Again, the exit mirror transmits certain frequencies while reflecting other frequencies back through the crystal media.
Conversion schemes using tandem and intercavity difference frequency mixing (DFM) OPOs have been proposed and analyzed (K. Koch, G. T. Moore, and E. C. Cheung, J. Opt, Soc. Am. B 12, 2268-2273 (1995); and G. T. Moore and K. Koch, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 32, 2085-2094 (1996)) and may help mitigate some of the limitations inherent in pulsed OPOs, however, such suggested approaches fail to significantly increase conversion efficiency.
Frequency conversion schemes utilizing multiple crystals within the OPO cavity demonstrating the OPO-DFM system applying two separate PPLN crystals are discussed and analyzed in J. M. Fukumoto, H. Komine, W. H. Long et al. Advanced Solid State Lasers (1998) (Optical Society of America, Washington, D.C., 1998), post deadline paper PDP-4, where a factor of two increase in the idler conversion efficiency is demonstrated.
Reference may be had to the following patents for further information concerning the state of the technology relating to OPOs (all of the references are incorporated herein by reference):
U.S. Pat. No. 5,400,173, issued Mar. 21, 1995 entitled "Tunable Mid-Infrared Wavelength Converter Using Cascaded Parametric Oscillators" to Komine, describes an apparatus for converting a fixed wavelength pump into a plurality of spectral output beams. The first resonator is coupled to a first non-linear optical crystal for turning said pump into a first and second output beams.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,500,865, issued Mar. 19, 1996 entitled "Phased Cascading Of Multiple Non-linear Optical Elements For Frequency Conversion", to Chakmakjian, uses two or more crystals in tandem to increase the interaction length of the non-linear optical process for improved efficiency. Additional optical components are inserted into the optical path to adjust the phase delay of the interacting waves in order to maintain coherent generation of the product radiation.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,639,923, issued Jan. 27, 1987, entitled, "Optical Parametric Oscillator Using Urea Crystal", to Tang, et al., uses a crystal of urea as the non-linear optical medium for constructing an OPO.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,159,487, issued Oct. 27, 1992, entitled "Optical Parametric Oscillator OPO Having A Variable Line Narrowed Output", to Geiger et al., describes an OPO that includes a pump laser for producing a pump beam; an optical resonator; an OPO crystal disposed within the optical resonator aligned with and responsive to the pump beam to produce a parametrically generated output; and a device external to the optical resonator for line narrowing the parametrically generated output.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,144,630, issued Sep. 1, 1992, entitled "Multiwavelength Solid State Laser Using Frequency Conversion Technique", to Lin, describes an apparatus for producing multiwavelength coherent radiations ranging from deep ultraviolet to mid-infrared. The basic laser is a pulsed Nd:YAG or Nd:YLF laser which is frequency converted by a set of novel non-linear crystals including D-CDA, LBO, BBO, KTP and KNbO3 where efficient schemes using noncritical phase matching and cylindrical focussing are employed.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,117,126, issued May 26, 1992, entitled "Stacked Optical Parametric Oscillator", to Geiger, describes a stacked OPO wherein two optical parametric crystals are coaxially disposed in a single resonator, Incident radiation is coupled to the resonator and causes parametric oscillations of the two crystals. The two crystals are independently tuned, such as by angular orientation to produce distinct components of secondary radiation.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,079,445, issued Jan. 7, 1992, entitled "High Output Coupling Cavity Design For Optical Parametric Oscillators", to Guyer, discloses a cavity design for use with a non-linear medium which may be used as an oscillator using pump energy with frequency (FP) interacting with the non-linear medium for parametrically generating outputs having a signal frequency (FS) and an idler frequency (FI). The parametric radiation which is produced satisfies the relationship which is common for optical parametric amplifiers and oscillators, FP=FS+FI.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,070,260, issued Dec. 3, 1991, entitled "Ultrahigh-Resolution Optical Parametric Oscillator Frequency Measurement and Synthesis System", to Wong, discloses one or more OPOs which are arranged selectively, singly, serially, and/or in parallel and each OPO is responsive to an input pump beam having a fractional stability to produce output signals and idler beams having fractional stabilities that correspond to or are better than the fractional stability of the pump beam and in such a way that the sum of the frequencies of the output signal and idler beams of each OPO is constrained to be equal to the frequency of the input beam thereof.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,047,668, issued Sep. 10, 1991, entitled "Optical Walkoff Compensation In Critically PhaseMatched Three-Wave Frequency Conversion Systems". to Bosenberg, discloses a walkoff-compensation frequency conversion system such as an OPO including a pair of non-linear crystals such as: Beta-Barium Metaborate, aligned in an optical cavity with their optical axis at an angle with respect to the axis of the cavity.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,884,277, issued Nov. 28, 1989, to Anthon, et al., discloses an intracavity frequency-modified laser of improved amplitude stability which is obtained through the use of a plurality of non-linear optical crystals within the laser cavity.
The efficiency for down-conversion in an OPO is limited by reversion of the generated waves back into the pump. Unlike up-conversion, such as second harmonic generation, where the efficiency increases monotonically as the pump intensity is increased and is limited only by material damage, in a parametric oscillator the conversion process is reversible. As the power in the signal and idler waves approaches that of the incident pump wave, the pump field amplitude can be driven through zero and begin to grow again in magnitude at the expense of the longer wavelengths.
As a result of this back-conversion, the efficiency of an OPO goes through a maximum as the pump intensity, or gain, is increased. If the pump is a continuous plane wave, the maximum photon efficiency is 100 percent at (π/2)2=2.5 times threshold. However, for a pulsed Gaussian beam, the efficiency depends on the ratio of the pulse length to the cavity length. For a pulse length (FWHM) equal to 40 cavity round-trip (RT) times, the maximum efficiency is 29% at about 2 times threshold.
For conversion to a single wavelength, the photon efficiency must be multiplied by the quantum efficiency, or the ratio of the pump wavelength to the desired wavelength. This is because in a conventional OPO, each pump photon produces one signal photon and one idler photon. If the wavelength of the selected photon is much longer than the pump, then the quantum efficiency is low. If the signal and idler are equal, then the OPO is degenerate and the net efficiency is doubled, but now the device is no longer tunable for a fixed pump wavelength.
One way to reduce back-conversion and improve the efficiency of the OPO is to reflect the pump wave back into the medium after its first pass (Care must be taken not to allow any idler feedback). In this way, not only is the small signal gain doubled (reducing build-up time), but back-conversion to the pump is reduced as the second pass must generate its own idler from zero. For the case quoted above (FWHM=40RT), the efficiency increases from a maximum of 29% to 52% at about 2.5 times threshold.
Conversion efficiency to the signal wave can be further improved by dividing the crystal into multiple segments and rejecting the idler at each break. Since the signal and pump must repeatedly generate new idler, the back-conversion process is minimized. With this approach, depletion of the pump is nearly complete and conversion to the signal approaches the quantum limit at high gains.
Other conversion schemes propose a signal (resonated) wave which is limited by a non-linear output coupler. When the signal exceeds some level, the effective output coupling increases to clamp the field of the resonating wave at a nearly constant value. The non-linear output coupler is basically another parametric medium within the OPO cavity which is tuned to convert the signal wave to the idler wavelength and a new wavelength which is the difference of the signal and idler.
It is evident that it would be desirable to overcome the disadvantages of the stated art by providing an apparatus that allows for the efficient down conversion of coherent light to longer wavelengths.
It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a technique for efficient down-conversion of coherent light to longer wavelengths. The method involves an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) with multiple non-linear regions, each phase-matched for a single down-conversion step. The signal wavelength determines the fixed frequency step and successive idler waves each feed power into the resonated signal wave. The conversion efficiency in such a device is very high and can approach 100 percent if the pump wave is also resonated.
The present invention relates to embodiments of an optical parametric oscillator used for down-conversion of coherent light to longer wavelengths. More specifically, the present invention comprises an optical pump source for providing a pump beam at a primary wavelength. The pump source is coupled into a singly-resonant cavity having an input end and an output end. A monolithic non-linear optical medium is disposed in said cavity. The monolithic non-linear optical medium is separated into several stages which are formed on a single substrate. An optical parametric oscillation occurs in each stage of the optical medium however, at each stage the produced signal frequency is identical. The output idler wave of each stage is used as a pump source for each successive stage.
An input mirror positioned at the input of said cavity couples the pump beam into the resonator cavity and through the monolithic non-linear optical medium. The input mirror is adapted to reflect the signal frequency while allowing passage of other frequencies. An output mirror is positioned at the output end of the cavity, and is also adapted to couple the idler frequency, and other frequencies out of the cavity, and is further adapted to partially reflect the signal frequency back into the resonator cavity.
In the preferred embodiment, each stage of the optical parametric oscillator is phase-matched. Other embodiments may include PPLN crystals which are periodically poled for each stage. In this approach, quasi-phase-matching is accomplished through the switching of the sign of the phase-mismatch k-vector once every coherence length. Or, each said region may consist of alternately oriented crystals, one coherence length thick for achieving quasi-phase-matching. Alternatively, the crystals may be thermally and/or angle-tuned to achieve continuous phase-matching.
Possible embodiments of the present invention include a 3-stage optical parametric oscillator. In one such embodiment, an optical pump source provides a pump beam at 1.064 μm. The 1.064 μm pump beam is coupled to the singly-resonant cavity at the input end through an input mirror, which directs the beam into the monolithic non-linear optical medium. The non-linear optical medium comprises three regions formed on a single substrate for sustaining optical parametric oscillation by producing identical resonating signal waves at a frequency of 4.0 μm and a resultant idler wave at each stage of the optical medium resulting in sequential gain of the 4.0 μm resonated signal. The input mirror and output mirrors are adapted to reflect the signal frequency within the resonator cavity while allowing other signals to pass through the cavity.
A third embodiment of the present invention comprises an optical parametric oscillator for down-conversion of coherent light to longer wavelengths wherein the monolithic non-linear optical medium has seven separate regions. An optical pump source provides a pump beam at 1.064 μm. The beam is coupled through an input mirror positioned at the entrance to a singly-resonant cavity and is directed through the monolithic non-linear optical medium. The monolithic non-liner optical medium disposed within the cavity comprises seven regions formed on a single substrate for sustaining optical parametric oscillation by producing an identical resonated signal frequency of 8.5 μm. The identical production of the signal at each stage of the optical medium results in sequential gain of the resonated signal. Both the input and output mirrors are adapted to reflect and to oscillate a signal frequency within the resonator cavity while allowing other signals to pass through the cavity.
It should be noted and understood that with respect to the present invention, the material suggested may be modified or substituted to achieve the general overall resultant, i.e., high efficiency. The substitution of materials or dimensions remain within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a graphical representation of an n-stage cascaded optical parametric oscillator of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a graphical representation of a three-stage cascaded optical parametric oscillator of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of a seven-stage cascaded optical parametric oscillator of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a graphical signal read-out charting various wavelengths of the three-stage cascaded optical parametric oscillator shown in FIG. 2.
The detailed description as set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and is not intended to represent the only form in which the present invention may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the functions and sequences of steps for constructing and operating the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments. It is understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different embodiments and that they are also intended to be encompassed within the scope of this invention.
The cascade OPO of the present invention combines some aspects of each of the techniques described in the background of the invention to reduce back-conversion and maximize overall efficiency to a given wavelength. The present invention suppresses the idler by converting it to a signal (resonant wave) in multiple steps. The signal is the desired wavelength, and, since it is resonated, its mode structure and temporal characteristics can be controlled. The number of steps, and the resulting signal wavelength, is limited only by the transparency of the medium.
Referring particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown an n-stage cascade optical parametric oscillator of the present invention. The present invention comprises an input mirror 10 and an output mirror 12. An optical pump source (not shown) provides a pump beam ω3 at a primary wavelength. A singly-resonant cavity 14 is formed by the input mirror 10 and the output mirror 12. Input mirror 10 and the output mirror 12 are transparent to the pump beam ω3 and any resultant idler wave. The resonated wave is the signal frequency ω2 which is reflected by the input mirror 10 and partially reflected by the output mirror 12. The signal is shown in FIG. 1 as ω2 and is shown as being resonated along the path 16. Located between the input mirror 10 and output mirror 12 within the singly-resonant cavity 14 is a non-linear optical medium 18. In FIG. 1, there is shown an n-stage cascade optical parametric oscillator which is separated into multiple stages. In this regard, as the pump beam ω3 passes through stage 1, a idler beam ω1 and signal beam ω2 are created (ω3=ω2+ω1). Because ω2 is resonated within the cavity, it passes through the remainder of the non-linear optical medium and is reflected and resonated within the cavity 14 by mirrors 10 and 12.
The resultant idler wave ω1 is then passed through stage 2 of the non-linear optical medium 18 and is separated into further components as idler wave ω4 and resonated wave ω2 (ω1=ω4+ω2). Likewise, ω4 is passed through stage 3 wherein idler wave ω5 and signal wave ω2 are produced (ω4=ω5+ω2). In this regard, each successive idler wave passed through the various stages may be further separated as successive idler waves pass through each stage of the non-linear optical medium 18 provided that the idler wave is shorter in wavelength than the resonated signal wave ω2.
The non-linear medium 18 has multiple regions or stages which are each phase-matched for a single step in the cascade process. Stage 1 converts the pump ω3 to the desired longer wavelength ω2 and an idler wave ω1. Stage 2 is phase-matched to convert the idler ω1 from stage 1 to the desired wavelength and a second idler ω2, and so on. The process is continued until the last idler wavelength is longer than the signal ω2. The cavity 14 is singly-resonant with only the desired signal wavelength ω2 oscillating in the cavity.
The present method is different from the parametric output couplers previously proposed in that the resonated wave ω2 sees a constant output coupling but multiple, sequential gain regions as the energy cascades downward from the original pump wavelength ω3 to longer wavelengths. The technique is stable against small detuning of the individual phase-matching regions, suffering only gradual gain reduction as detuning is increased. The cascade OPO of the present invention is well-suited for generation of wavelengths in the far infrared.
The key to the proposed device is a non-linear medium 18 or several media which can be phase-matched for parametric conversion in multiple steps at progressively longer pump wavelengths. The possibilities include quasi-phase-matching, where the three waves are brought into phase by switching the sign of the k-vector mismatch once every coherence length, and continuous phase matching, where the three waves are kept in phase by angle or temperature tuning in a birefringent medium.
Quasi-phase-matching can be accomplished by stacking alternately oriented crystals, each one coherence length thick, or by periodic poling of a single crystal such as LiNbO3 (PPLN). It can also be accomplished by total internal reflections (TIR) in a thin, high-index medium. Multiple regions within a single crystal can be achieved by poling with different periods in PPLN or by varying the thickness of the TIR medium. Continuous phase-matching requires that the pump ω3 and at least one of the generated waves have different polarizations, making use of the crystal birefringence to cancel the wavelength dependence of the optical index.
In a cascade OPO, the pump in each cascade level is the idler of the previous level while the signal is the same in all levels. Consequently, there are three possibilities for the relative polarizations: 1) the polarization of all three waves are the same, which requires quasi-phase-matching; 2) the polarization of the pump and the idler are the same and perpendicular to the signal; and 3) the polarization of the pump and idler are perpendicular to each other. The first two cases are suitable for a cascade in a single medium, while the last requires alternating media at each level, which is not desirable.
The basic configuration of a 3-stage cascade OPO of the present invention is shown in FIG. 2. A PPLN crystal 20 has three different regions with periods chosen to phase-match the transitions 1.064 μm to 1.45 μm, 1.45 to 2.274 μm and 2.274 to 5.267 μm. The desired wavelength which is resonated is 4 μm. The pump 22 and all generated waves are normal to the crystal face and to the c-axis.
The pump beam 22 at 1.064 μm is coupled into a resonator cavity 28 through an input mirror 30. The pump beam 22 comes into the resonator cavity 28 perpendicular to the crystal face 24 into stage 1 of the PPLN crystal 20. Stage 1 is phased-matched to produce an idler wave at 1.45 μm and a resonator wave at 4.0 μm. The resonated wave 26 is oscillated within the resonator cavity 28 as it is reflected by both the input mirror 30 and partially reflected by the output mirror 32. Stage 2 of the PPLN crystal 20 is phase-matched to use the 1.45 μm idler wave of the previous region as a pump beam through stage 2. As a result, a second idler wave at 2.274 μm is produced along with a signal wave of 4.0 μm. Again, the signal wave 26 resonates within the cavity. The 2.274 μm idler wave then passes into stage 3 of the PPLN crystal 20 and is used as the pump beam for that stage. In this regard, an idler wave of 5.267 μm is produced as well as a 4.0 μm signal wave. The output mirror 32 is transparent to the resultant idler wave which allows the 5.267 μm wave to pass out of the oscillator cavity.
A simulation of the output power at each wavelength of the device shown in FIG. 2 is presented in FIG. 4. The model assumes a Gaussian spatial beam shape for the pump 22 and resonated wave 26 and a Gaussian temporal pulse shape for the pump 22. About 70% of the pump energy is converted to 4 μm , which is 2.6 times as much as the maximum possible in a conventional OPO. Even higher efficiencies are possible with more tophat beams.
Referring specifically to FIG. 3, there is shown an alternate embodiment of the present invention which comprises a seven-stage generation cascade optical parametric oscillator which produces an 8.5 μm resonated signal from the original 1.064μm pump beam. In operation, a pump beam 34 at 1.064 μm is coupled into a resonated cavity 36 through an input mirror 38. The pump beam 34 is perpendicular to the face of the first stage of the optical medium 40.
A wafer of ZnSe approximately 0.5 mm thick is used in a TIR geometry to achieve quasi-phase-matching for all the seven stages from 1.064 μm to 8.512 μm. The range of thickness required is from 524 μm to 552 μm with phase-matching being achieved on different orders for each transition.
At each stage of the optical medium 40, a signal and idler wave is produced. The idler wave at each stage is viewed as the pump beam which also produces a secondary idler and resonated wave. The resonated wave 42 is identical at the output of each stage and is resonated throughout the cavity at 8.5 μm. The output mirror 44 and input mirror 38 partially reflects and oscillates the signal wave 42 within the cavity 36. The resultant idler wave is passed through the output mirror 34 as the output mirror is transparent to all but the 8.5 μm resonated wave 42.
The medium 40 is transparent to much longer wavelengths and it should be possible to push the final wavelength out to 12 μm. Due to some absorption at 1.064 μm, however, it may be more efficient to start with a degenerate OPO and PPLN followed by a 3-stage ZnSe cascade OPO pumped at 2.128 μm.
Examples of OPO crystals of differing material that may be used with respect to the embodiments of the present invention include potassium titanyl phosphate (KTiOPO4) and potassium or rubidium titanyl arsenate (KTiOAsO4 or RbTiOAsO4). These crystals use birefringent phase matching that involves a proper choice of propagation direction and polarization components. The birefringent phase matched materials for the infrared region include silver gallium selenide (AgGaSe2), silver gallium sulfide (AgGaS2), gallium selenide (GaSe), and zinc germanium phosphide (ZnGeP2). Gallium arsenide (GaAs) and zinc selenide (ZnSe) are candidates for crystals based on quasi-phase matching, while periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystals can be used for a quasi-phase matched OPO.
For birefringent crystals that require orthogonally polarized signal and idler components, the OPO crystal orientation and beam propagation are selected to satisfy that condition. For quasi-phase matched crystals with parallel polarization components, the OPO crystal must provide signal and idler components with parallel polarizations. The optimum combination of materials depend on the wavelengths of the pump, signal, and idler radiation.
Additional modifications and improvements of the present invention may also be apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, the particular combination of the parts described and illustrated herein is intended to represent only one embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to serve as limitations of alternative devices within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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OUR PARISH VISION: To know, to live and to share our faith in Christ.
OUR PARISH MISSION: To know Christ, and to make Him better known by welcoming all, teaching and sharing the Faith, providing worship and spiritual growth opportunities, and serving those in need.
Confirmation, together with Baptism and Eucharist, form the Sacraments of Initiation that are all intimately connected. In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ.


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A Day in the Life of An Academic Oncologist
Excerpt from Achieving Career Success in Oncology: A Practical Guide, Chapter 2, by Jennifer J. Griggs, MD, MPH, Gregory A. Curt, MD, Kathleen A. Cooney, MD, and Douglas W. Blayney, MD
The specific career path you choose within academia will determine how much time (if any) you will spend on any given activity. Daily activities in academic oncology are tremendously variable. Moreover, how you spend your time over your career will change as well. Many academic oncologists travel a great deal as part of their work. As you develop greater expertise, you will be invited to speak at other institutions and to serve on national committees. Let's look at the activities an academic hematologist/oncologist might be involved in on a daily basis.
Designing Research Studies and Interpreting Results
An academic oncologist who devotes a substantial proportion of time to research will spend much of each day designing, conducting, interpreting, presenting, and publishing research studies. A productive researcher will have a well-conceived set of research projects that are related one to another but diversified enough to allow for continuous productivity and to prevent "dead ends" in the research program. Developing relationships with other researchers will increase the breadth and depth of your research.
Conducting research requires many things: applying for grants; working in the laboratory (either your own or that of a supervising mentor or colleague); training research staff, fellows, and junior colleagues; meeting with colleagues and the research team to review results and design experiments; presenting your research findings at weekly lab meetings and in educational conferences; and publishing your findings. Preparing a grant application requires not only time for writing the scientific portions of the proposal but also time to manage administrative issues like the budget and budget justification and supporting statements from collaborators.
Clinical investigators who conduct clinical trials or do epidemiologic or health services research are said to have a "dry lab" and need to create a schedule that allows for the same sort of time commitment as those who have a "wet lab."
You will have opportunities (and, in fact, will be expected) to present your research findings to your colleagues in forums such as grand rounds and other conferences. It is also important for you to disseminate your research findings by publishing your work. As your expertise develops, you will also be invited to speak at other universities.
As your career progresses and you add junior faculty to your research team, your day-to-day research activities will likely be replaced with supervisory activities and mentoring. Retaining methodologic expertise and familiarity with the scientific aspects of your research program will maintain the quality and integrity of your research and will likely enhance your personal satisfaction as well.
Successfully applying for and obtaining grant funding for your research and developing a strong publication record of papers in high-quality journals are both required for advancement in an academic path with a research emphasis. It is critical for your academic success that you select an area of research and a mentoring team that will help you achieve these two equally important goals.
Patient Care
An academic oncologist will often have a specific area of clinical expertise, usually specific to a disease or set of diseases. Most academic divisions include physicians board certified in oncology, hematology, or both subspecialty areas. Note that an academic hematologist may specialize in nonmalignant diseases, such as disorders of the coagulation system or other benign hematologic conditions.
Patient care includes providing inpatient and outpatient consultative services, caring for inpatients, and seeing patients during and after systemic or multimodality treatment. If you are at a specialized center, you may spend a large portion of your clinical time seeing patients for a second opinion. Outpatient care is usually partitioned into half-days of clinic. Depending on your academic career path, you will generally see patients between one half-day and five half-days a week. Inpatient care is usually rotated between faculty members for blocks of time that range from a weekend to a four-week stretch. Some academic institutions employ hospitalists who specialize in the care of inpatients, but many oncologists will try to stay involved in important decision-making when their patients are hospitalized.
Academic oncologists have opportunities to teach medical students, residents, and hematology/oncology and other fellows. Teaching occurs in a variety of settings — classroom lectures and case-based discussions, teaching at the bedside in the inpatient setting, resident conferences such as Morning Report, and teaching while seeing patients in the office. The field of oncology advances so quickly that lectures usually require substantial revisions each year.
Some faculty members choose to lead courses for medical students or electives for residents and fellows. Such courses require a tremendous time commitment but yield tremendous satisfaction. An approachable and energetic faculty member may spend a considerable amount of time mentoring medical students and residents and may write a dozen or so recommendation letters a year.
You may choose to involve students, residents, and fellows in your research projects and will thus be training, supervising, and mentoring in the research setting as well as the clinical setting.
Administrative Activities
Participation in the life of the division, the department, the medical school, and the institution is a consistent responsibility of academic oncologists. Regular attendance at faculty meetings and service on committees such as the pharmacy and therapeutics committee or protocol review committees (usually for two or three years) are expected and even required for academic advancement in many institutions.
Academic Service
Academic oncologists will be called on to review submitted manuscripts for journals and to serve on local, regional, and national grant review committees. You may also serve on expert panels. Although conference calls and e-mail may reduce the amount of travel required, many senior faculty members spend a great deal of time away from their university.
Community Service
As a member of a university, you will have opportunities to give lectures to community groups such as support groups and church groups and to serve on the boards of health and other community organizations. This is particularly the case if you have a larger patient practice and an area of clinical expertise.


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Competency Evaluation Program for SMH Inpatient Oncology
Annual competency class for all clinical staff in the Sharp Memorial Inpatient Oncology Unit.
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This annual competency evaluation program is required for all Sharp Memorial Hospital clinical staff who work in the Inpatient Oncology Unit (1W). The class will consist of a series of demonstration stations that address the following 2017 oncology competency objectives:
- Cardiac monitoring
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National Give Something Away Day is celebrated annually on July 15. This is a day to give something to someone. It can be something that is a basic necessity like shoes or clothing or something more frivolous like flowers or a balloon bouquet. Spend time with someone in a hospital or just call someone to let them know you are thinking about them. National Give Something Away Day is a day to pay it forward and do something nice for someone, whether it is someone you know or a stranger.
Celebrate by buying lunch for someone in need. Buy a cup of coffee for the person behind you in line at the coffee shop. Go through your closet and donate clothing you no longer wear to a good cause. Post on social media using #GiveSomethingAwayDay to encourage others to join in paying it forward.
National Give Something Away Day was submitted by Linda Eaton Hall-Fulcher. The Registrar at National Day Calendar declared National Give Something Away Day to be observed annually on July 15.
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Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Barnsley and Penistone, and includes the village of Silkstone Common. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,954.
Silkstone Parish is twinned with Saint-Florent-des-Bois in France.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Silkstone.
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The Climate World Summit COP 21 is taking place in Paris. Governments from all countries are discussing policies to deal with the global warming. While we can expect a new
A new release of the OpenWrt-Yún (the Linux distribution for the Arduino Yún) is out. So, you probably want to upgrade your Yún board to benefit from the latest fixes
Usually, we issue a Virtual Machine (VM) with ROS preinstalled for each ROS release. This time, we decided to issue two VMs for ROS Indigo: a 32 bits version and
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ThinSlim RESET, much like our B12, is a complementary product to our ThinSlim Drops. RESET can be used in Phase 2 of the ThinSlim protocol to help reduce the frequency and impact of hunger pains that you might encounter. When phase 1 and phase 2 have been completed you will begin phase 3, during which you will transition back to a normal (1500-2000 on average) daily caloric intake. The process of transitioning back to a normal caloric intake may prove to be difficult after being on the ThinSlim protocol and the RESET will help to ease this transition. RESET helps to continue adjusting your mind to your new body; essentially this means that the RESET will continue to tell your brain that it does not need as much food as it thinks it does.
Take 10 drops 30 minutes before each meal, three times a day. A 2 oz bottle should last 21 - 25 days if taken three times a day.
Ingredients & Benefits
B-Complex Vitamins, Taurine, ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), Gauranna, MacaRoot, Ashwagandha Root, Astragalus Root, Full Spectrum Minerals and Electrolytes, Gymnema, Stevia, Hoodia
The vibrations of the above materials incite the body's electrical field to feel sated when mildly hungry in additional to properly stimulating the adrenalglands to stimulate an effective flow of adrenals through the HPA axis and the body. This is done to provide an above normal level of energy and assist with preventing appetite cravings to ensure that you're not only limiting your caloric intake, but not suffering in your daily activities as a result.
RESET helps to ease you back into a normal diet after being exposed to theThinSlim diet protocol. Despite losing the weight there are still triggers inthe brain that will continue to tell you to eat in a fashion similar or evenidentical to that which was resident prior to starting the ThinSlim protocol. RESETwill help to ease you back into your normal diet and will continue to teachyour brain about your new body eating habits after progressing through theThinSlim protocol.
Phase 3
Phase 3, despite being the last phase of the diet and the one that allows you to return to standard eating habits, is absolutely crucial to maintain your weight loss success. If you reach your weight loss goal before your 21st day on ThinSlim, do not stop taking the drops. Instead, steadily increase your caloric intake (approximately 1500-2000) calories through to day 21. It is imperative that you only eat foods that are from the approved list so that you do not start to gain the weight back.
If you do not reach your weight loss goal before day 21 continue to take ThinSlim drops and stay on the low calorie diet until you reach your goal weight. For the first three days off of the ThinSlim Phase 2 protocol you must continue the 800-1000 calorie per day diet without taking the drops. This is important to make sure that you set the stage for Phase 3.
During Phase 3 you should be consuming between 1500 ď 2000 calories per day to help maintain your new weight. Your goal is to stay within 2 pounds of that weight so it is imperative that you weigh yourself on a daily basis to monitor your weight.
Phase 3 is the most crucial component of your weight loss program. To aid in this process it is important to eat as much protein as you can while still remaining cautious to eat foods that have a very low fat count. By eating fatty foods it will reverse all of the work that you have put in thus far!
By eating the same types of food that you did in Phase 2 and gradually introducing additional vegetables and proteins into your diet without sugars and starches you will increase your success in Phase 3. You can begin to add dairy products back into your diet in moderation after you have been following the Phase 3 diet for a short period of time. If you do start to notice a weight gain after the introduction of dairy products, immediately stop eating dairy products. Your goal for this phase is to try and double the amount of protein that you consume during this period. If you gain more than two pounds, we recommend that you do a Steak Day (see below) or go back to Phase 2 of the diet until you reach your desired weight.
It is crucial that you maintain this diet for 21 days in order for your body to get used to its new weight.
Steak Day:
A Steak Day refers to a routine you follow after you have completed the ThinSlim protocol and are weighing yourself daily. During this time, if your morning weight is two pounds over your end weight when finished the ThinSlim drops you will have a Steak Day. This means that you will entirely skip all food until 6:00 pm. During this time you should drink as much water and tea as you can. In the evening you will eat the biggest steak you can. The steak can be grilled or cooked in a skillet and seasoned with pepper and herbs but no salt. With the steak you may have either a large raw tomato or large apple.
Ingredients and Benefits
B-Complex Vitamins, Taurine, ATP (adenosine triphosphate), Gauranna, Maca Root, Ashwagandha root, Astragalus root, full Spectrum Minerals and Electrolytes, Gymnema, Stevia, Hoodia
Direction: Take 1 ml (approx. 15 - 20 drops twice a day) and 30 minutes before meal.
Recommendation: Our Glycerine Base Liquid ThinSlim Drops are 500% more effective than capsule. The Drops are taken sublingually under the tongue and held for 30 seconds before swallowing. This will cause the drops to go directly to your bloodstream and bypassing the digestive tract.
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Mexican Lasagna
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Recipe by mommyof 3
This is a very easy dish to make and it is something quick if you are in the mood for Mexican.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce
- 1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup
- 10 ounces water
- 1 lb shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) package flour tortillas
Directions See How It's Made
- In a frying pan brown the hamburger with the onion.
- Drain fat.
- To the hamburger mixture add the can of tomato soup, can of water and the enchilada sauce (I use mild because of my children, but you can use what ever"heat" you desire).
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- In a round casserole dish begin to layer with tortilla on the bottom, then a layer of cheese, then with the hamburger mixture and continue to layer until you either run out or your dish gets full.
- Top with cheddar cheese.
- Place in preheated oven at 350F for 35-45 minutes.
- Before serving let the dish sit for about ten minutes to cool so it will set-up a bit.


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The Sony PlayStation 3 is an incredibly complex device that plays Blu-ray discs, DVDs and audio CDs. The console also supports digital content that is stored on its hard drive or streamed directly from the Internet. Because the PlayStation 3 has such a wide array of features, it contains a number of internal components that can fail, rendering it inoperable. However, the PlayStation 3 utilizes an error code system to help diagnose problems.
On-Screen Error Codes
If the PlayStation 3 console encounters an error during operation, it displays an error code on its screen. This error code contains both numbers and letters and is always eight characters long. The official PlayStation support website has a search function that lists the meanings of all of the error codes. When entering an error code into the PlayStation support website, be sure to enter it exactly as it appears on your screen. If the error code displayed on your screen contains "0x" as the first two characters, omit these characters when entering the error code.
LED Error Codes
The front of the PlayStation 3 console has two LED lights. The light on the left signifies the current disc status, and the light on the right indicates the current power status. If the PlayStation 3 is experiencing an issue that prevents it from displaying an error message on its screen, it will display a particular LED pattern. If the power status light blinks red, the console has probably overheated and will return to normal once it cools down. If the power status light flashes yellow and then changes to blinking red, you need to send your PlayStation 3 console to a certified repair center for further inspection.
Discs Will Not Load
If you insert a game or movie disc into the PlayStation 3 but the disc does not appear in the Cross Media Bar (XMB), there may be a problem with the laser or the disc drive motor. If the PlayStation 3 will play other discs successfully, the problem may be a scratched or damaged disc. If your console will not play any discs and no error codes are displayed on the screen, contact PlayStation support for further troubleshooting.
Games Freezing or Crashing
If your system frequently freezes or crashes but no error codes display, your PlayStation 3 console may be on the verge of a complete malfunction. Contact PlayStation support as soon as possible to prevent further damage to your console. If the freezing or crashing occurs with only one game in particular, the problem is most likely related to the game in question and not the console itself.
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Become the ultimate Skylands expert with this detailed A-Z of the Skylanders' world.
Complete with an exclusive Gill Runt side-kick toy (Australian exclusive) which actually works in the video game, plus a fold-out extra goodie, this is the ultimate gift for any Skylanders fan.
Series: Skylanders
Audience: Children
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
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15 YEARS AGO… (Oct. 16-22, 1996)
Province approves plan for Vancouver Island power plant
Two private firms received provincial approval to build a $200-million power plant on Vancouver Island this week, a project that will save BC Hydro "tens of millions of dollars" by deferring the need for a new underwater transmission line from the mainland, Premier Glen Clark said.
A joint venture between Westcoast Power Inc. and Fletcher Challenge Energy Inc., the gas-fired co-generation plant will be built next to Elk Falls pulp and paper mill near Campbell River and produce about 240 megawatts of electricity, Mr. Clark said.
The facility will also include gas turbine generators to provide low-cost steam to the mill, which now relies on steam supplied by hog-fuelled power boilers.
During the expected two-year construction phase, the plant will create about 250 temporary construction jobs and 25 permanent positions when it opens in 1999.
Campbell River Mayor Jim Lornie said the power plant will provide a boost to the region's struggling economy, which is suffering the ill effects of a downturn in both the fisheries and forest industry.
Flash forward: Dubbed Island Cogen, the power plant began operation in 2002 and was purchased by Edmonton-based Capital Power in July, 2010, for $207-million.
25 YEARS AGO… (Oct. 16-22, 1986)
Skelly suffers nervous attack on campaign trail
B.C. NDP Leader Bob Skelly had to cut short a news conference in Kamloops Thursday when he suffered a panic attack while reading a prepared statement on lumber tariffs, the third such incident since the provincial election campaign began Sept. 24.
Mr. Skelly stopped abruptly in mid-speech and told reporters "sorry, end of conference." A few moments later, he regained his composure and answered questions on the recent U.S. decision to slap countervailing duties on imported Canadian lumber.
Afterwards, Mr. Skelly told reporters he suffered a case of "the shakes" similar to a bout of nervousness that overcame him on the first day of the campaign.
He returned to form on Friday night in Vancouver, delivering a polished speech and poking fun at himself and his opponents.
When an audience shouted "you're making me nervous," Mr. Skelly replied: "Who's giving this speech anyway?" He also directed barbs at Premier Bill Vander Zalm, who was embarrassed earlier in the week by news that his mother-in-law in Penticton plans to vote NDP.
Flash forward: Mr. Skelly suffered a crushing election defeat at the hands of Mr. Vander Zalm and stepped down as NDP leader three weeks later.
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Want to Visit Grace Church?
Visiting new churches can be intimidating. Below are some frequently asked questions you may have when visiting a new church. If you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to contact us. When you do visit, be sure to go to the Info Center in the lobby of each campus so we can give you a gift and help you find your way around!
Campus Locations
We are 1 church in 3 locations! Each campus offers the same worship service experience for you.
The Story of Grace Church
Who We Are
Grace Church held its first service in September 1991 as a surprising 600+ people assembled to worship together in a warehouse in Westfield, IN. Throughout our history, with a laser-focus on the Kingdom of God, we've considered how we as the church can heal the brokenness of this world.
We have seen God do some miraculous things at Grace over the course of more than two decades. Ultimately, what we care about most is making disciples of Jesus and launching them into the mission of God. All we do – every ministry offered, each worship experience, any effort we make to reach out to this community and around the world – is rooted in our desire to challenge people to follow closely after Jesus Christ and live a life that reflects the desire He has for his Church to bring healing in this broken world.
Your Questions Answered
Have a question you'd like answered? Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com, 317.848.2722 or complete this form.
After parking (see specific campus instructions below), we'd love for you to stop by our Info Center and meet you. These are marked at each campus and staffed with friendly people who want to answer your questions, give you a gift and show you around! If you would like to pre-register your kids/students or request more information before arriving, please complete the form below:
Grace Church – 146th Street: The church driveway is one-way going in a counter-clockwise direction. You may park in any available spot. However, if you're visiting for the first time, please use the designated visitor parking spots!
Grace Church – Fishers: You may park in any available spot; there is no reserved parking. The entrances are clearly marked in the front of the building with Grace Church signs.
Grace Kids is NOT childcare. Grace is a church for families. Grace Kids is the perfect place for your children to go and have fun, make friends, and learn about Jesus through worship and learning while you attend service. Want to make the check-in process smoother and easier? Pre-register your child before you come!
Pre-register Kids/Students
Security. We take your child's safety and security very seriously. Once you arrive to Grace, visit the Info Center. Your children will be checked in, and you will also notice a unique three-digit alpha-numeric code on your receipt (example: Q4Z). For the safety and security of your child, it is important that you keep track of your receipt sticker. This helps us know that you are the person authorized to pick up your child.
The first weekend of every month, we invite you to bring the whole family to a service as we all worship together. Services are designed to appeal to you no matter your age. We also celebrate life change through inviting people to participate in baptisms on Worship Together Weekends! This one time per month is a great opportunity for you to worship with your family, and the rest of us, together! Please note that our infant through first grade rooms are still open for those that would like to use them during these weekends.
Wear what's comfortable! In the summertime, it's not uncommon to see people wearing sandals, shorts, and a shirt. Others prefer to still put on their "Sunday best," and that's fine too!
Yes! For those who are hearing impaired, we have special hearing devices that you can wear that will allow you to control the volume. If you think this would be beneficial to you, pick one up at the Info Center in the lobby. We also provide sign language interpreters and Spanish translation at our 146th Street campus at the 11:00 a.m. service.
We strive to have our attenders passionately engage in worship experiences. To achieve this we utilize an eclectic mix of live music, drama and media. We strive to provide transcendent and transformational worship experiences. We value…
Energetic: At our weekend services at Grace, we are constantly striving to enable the highest number of people to participate and engage God passionately.
Relevant: We actively seek to reach and meet needs across generations
Diverse: We strive to be flexible in utilizing multiple musical styles with excellence and passion.
From time-to-time, for promotional purposes, videos and photographs are taken at services and events. Your attendance constitutes permission for Grace Church to use you, or your family members, likeness in promotional materials. By attending a Grace service or event, you are agreeing to the photography/video release.
Please note that Grace Church does have safety policies and procedures in place for various circumstances during regular weekday work hours and for worship services.


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Ninja Assassin (2009)
Going into a movie called Ninja Assassin, I was expecting a few things. I was expecting ninjas. And assassinations. And most of all, I was expecting to have a fun time. Unfortunately, this movie only had two thirds of my expectations. And it had a lot of ninjas assassinating a lot of people.


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LindsayOwners of Lindsay (NYSE: LNN) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 13 cents per share. At a price of $74.07 as of 9:32 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 0.7%. The average volume for Lindsay has been 162,200 shares per day over the past 30 days. Lindsay has a market cap of $948.4 million and is part of the industrial industry. Shares are down 7.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more. Lindsay Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells irrigation systems that are primarily used in the agricultural industry to increase or stabilize crop production while conserving water, energy, and labor in the United States and internationally. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.81. TheStreet Ratings rates Lindsay as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full Lindsay Ratings Report now.
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Hearty Meatless Minestrone Recipe
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 cup chopped cabbage
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 medium zucchini, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 3-1/2 cups water
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato puree
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 3 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup small pasta shells
- Fresh basil leaves and shaved Parmesan cheese, optional
- 1. In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil for 2 minutes. Add the celery, carrots, cabbage, green pepper, zucchini and garlic; saute 3 minutes longer. Stir in the water, tomatoes, beans, tomato puree, tomato sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 2. Stir in pasta; cook 12-15 minutes longer or until tender. Garnish each serving with basil and cheese if desired. Yield: 8 servings (3 quarts).
Nutritional Facts
1-1/2 cups: 191 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 664mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 7g fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 vegetable, 1 starch, 1 fat.
Reviews for Hearty Meatless Minestrone
Average Rating
"This is a staple in our house...great soup!!"
"A very good minestrone recipe. Makes a lot!"
"I substituted cannelini beans for the chickpeas and cut the recipe in half, also left out the cabbage. soup was delicious!"
"I made the recipe and I liked the chunky veggies. I had left out the tomato sauce because I didn't have any. I could not tell the difference. Next time, I will substitute kidney beans for the chickpeas."
"I actually added a little sausage to make my meat eating hubby happy and we both loved this hearty veggie packed soup."
"I have made this recipe a couple of times. It is very good. I reduced the amount of cayenne pepper on the second batch when one of my kids said it was a bit too spicy."
"I just gave this to my kids for dinner; I used my immersion blender to blend out the chunks, and my son loved it! And I do too!"
"This is wonderful!I substituted red beans for the garbonzo beans.I've never made minestrone before, but I will make this again!"
"I didn't add the tomato sauce. I also threw in some leftover meatloaf crumbles. It was very good. It was very tomatoey without adding the additional sauce and I felt like it really needed some meat~threw in a couple beef boullion cubes as well."


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