Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Jealous?





Here's a toast to the beginning of my soup making efforts. This is the vegetable with quinoa soup that I got from my friend Alexis' blog. She wasn't kidding when she said to use your biggest pot. I ran out of room and had to omit the butternut squash. It made enough to feed four families! Next time I'll remember to make a half batch.
Serve this with some crusty bread, grilled chicken and of course a nice glass of wine. So....so good!

If you have a favorite soup recipe...please share. I just bought 2 cookbooks with a total of 570 different soups.
I hope the weather stays rainy and winter like so I'll be in the mood to make more.
Did I tell you I only cook 3-4 months out of the year? The rest of the time I (try) to leave it to Art and his grilling skills.

Also pictured are some pretty shots of Barrels and Branches. Don't you just love the way they decorate?

3 comments:

  1. Karen this looks so amazing and yes I am jealous!! I just finished eating a can of soup for lunch that I really didn't like because it tasted very far from homemade. I do have a soup recipe that I make a few times in the colder months - it is really satisfying. Here is the link (the link takes you to another blog I have which is our CSA/Farm blog. http://www.farmfreshsandiego.com/2010/10/my-new-creation-potato-soup.html

    I hope to make a big pot of soup this weekend!!

    xo

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  2. Thanks...I'll go check it out right now. Karin

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  3. those last two shots are great! v inspiring.

    my favorite soup recipes are pretty much all raw ones, aside from Bobby Flay's black bean one which is heaven sent :) I love one called Pumpkin Pie in a Bowl which is fresh carrot juice (3 cups) blended with a little bit of raw sweet potato, 2 or 3 medjool dates and a half teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. It's one of my favorite comfort foods :)
    I just indulged in a few more cookbooks too, to keep me happily inspired. I got the Lee Bros Simple Fresh Southern and another called Pure Flavor. Yum!

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