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violette

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 2:32pm

What's a Good Soup to Make Besides the Fabulous Butternut Squash Soup?Want to

Want to make a yummy soup before X-mas. What's a good and easy one besides the Butternut Squash Soup? (my fav)????? Any ideas? which ones will kids love too? Please provide the recipie if you will. Thanks a lot.

snorklee

POSTED: Tue, 03/30/2010 - 3:16pm 3 ingredient soup I just made a three ingredient soup... Carrot, leek and sweet potato with herbes de provence seasoning. The sweet potato was left over from last night's dinner so, I was doubly French today. :)

ella713

POSTED: Tue, 03/30/2010 - 12:17pm Hot or Cold I love Carrot Ginger Soup. And you can serve it either hot or cold. Delicious both ways.

frenchy

POSTED: Sun, 12/27/2009 - 8:08am French Onion is always a great hit and if you want to take it a step further in the book The French Market by Joanne Harris there is a recipe for Soupe Du Vigneron: The Winemaker's Soup. Do you have the book? I will check back with the recipe if you need it. Deborah

Cecily

POSTED: Wed, 01/20/2010 - 5:28pm Frenchy, I made this yesterday... ...and it was wonderful! A deep, complex flavor. Thank you.

frenchy

POSTED: Wed, 01/20/2010 - 6:18pm I am so pleased that you enjoyed the recipe. I was wondering about replacing the stock with a rich beef stock just for a different taste but for vegetarians the vegetable stock is wonderful. I love this soup.

Lila	POSTED: Sun, 12/27/2009 - 6:00pm Winemaker's soup Sounds interesting. Please post the recipe if you can! Thanks!

frenchy

POSTED: Sun, 12/27/2009 - 6:10pm Winemaker's Soup Recipe 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup olive oil 1 and 1/2 pounds onions thinly sliced 1/2 pounds wild mushrooms such as chanterelles or cremini sliced 3 garlic cloves chopped 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock 2 cups dry red or white wine 3 sprigs of fresh thyme 2 bay leaves sea salt to taste fresh ground black pepper 6 slices day-old crusty bread cut into cubes Heat the butter and oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring often until soft and golden, about 20 minutes. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for 10 minutes more. Stir in the stock, wine, thyme,and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove the thyme and bay leaves. Place a few cubes of bread into each of six bowls and ladle in the soup. Serve hot. Enjoy!

violette

POSTED: Mon, 12/28/2009 - 2:24pm Sounds Wonderful Frenchy! Thank you~ BUT, do your kids like it??? I don't think my children would like French Onion soup, but I sure will. So far all they like is chicken noodle and tortilla soup. Am gonna make your deliciously sounded recipe New Year's Eve, hopefully, with some other new hor'd'oeuvres recipes too! Looking for those!!! Any good ideas? Have never tried the bacon wrapped dates, but am gonna try those, and little mini quiches that were in the healthy South Beach Diet cookbook. They're most healthy, and you put them in little foil cupcake wrappers in your muffin tin pan. Kids thankfully love quiche! Oh it's so much fun to cook!

frenchy

POSTED: Mon, 12/28/2009 - 8:27pm I don't have children but it doesn't hurt to give it a go on the kids. They may surprise you and enjoy it. Let me know how it works out.

Marilyn

POSTED: Mon, 12/28/2009 - 7:01am Soup recipe This sounds wonderful will give it a try. Thanks. Hope you had a great Christmas. We had a white and frosty one, very treacherous underfoot for us pensioners!!!!

frenchy

POSTED: Mon, 12/28/2009 - 2:17pm Hello Marilyn Christmas was very nice. I have been spending the day today taking down the tree and getting the living room back to normal. I am not one to wait until after New Year. We have been quite chilly for Florida. Today is nice and breezy so the windows are open. I'd say it is about 63 to 65 degrees and sunshine. Last night was 38 degrees which for us is quite cold. I am unsure about what tonight will be. What are your New Year plans?

Marilyn

POSTED: Tue, 12/29/2009 - 5:08am Hi Deborah Had a lovely festive Christmas. Our daughter and partner were home for a few days never long enough though. It is absolutely freezing here, very slippery underfoot, minus 3 or 4 every night and not much warmer during the day. My car has not defrosted since Christmas Eve, I must start it today as hope to go to my spinning class tonight. We will be partying with friends on New Years Eve and then the tree etc will come down on 1st or 2nd. It usually takes nearly 2 days to get the house back to normal!! Back to work on 4th, very busy until 31st January and then a slow wind down to 23rd Feruary and retirement, you will hear the cheer with you. Take care, Marilyn

frenchy

POSTED: Tue, 12/29/2009 - 9:41am I return to work on the 4th and you will hear the mournful wail clear across the pond. Today K and I are going to Walmart and to the bookstore. I need to get ready for New Year. I think we will see if K's brother and wife will come over. Do you stay up and ring in the new year? I haven't done that in years...just too late for me to stay up. I will raise a glass of Champagne in honour of your retirement! K said he is enjoying me being home that maybe I should just not return to work! Oh if only I could do that. Someday....

Marilyn

POSTED: Tue, 12/29/2009 - 3:44pm New Years Eve We have a nice meal with friends, about 9 or 10 of us and then play silly games until midnight. Then we have the traditional first footing followed by the burning of the old year in the shape of a box containing momentoes of the year. By this time my OH and a couple of the other men are falling asleep so we all wend our way home. It can get quite late if we are not careful so a brisk is often called for the next morning (afternoon). I can imagine you OH would love to have you at home with him, as you say Someday.

Marilyn

POSTED: Tue, 12/29/2009 - 3:46pm Whoops Meant brisk walk!!!

Cecily

POSTED: Sun, 12/27/2009 - 8:05pm Merci beaucoup! I'm trying this tomorrow.

frenchy

POSTED: Mon, 12/28/2009 - 2:18pm You are most welcome please let me know if there are any other recipes you would like and I will consult the bookshelf.

Cecily

POSTED: Sun, 12/27/2009 - 12:38pm I'd love the recipe! I'm going to look up the book, too.

Marilyn

POSTED: Tue, 12/22/2009 - 4:24pm Soups I love making soup. My favourite is Cauliflower Cheese soup, followd by Chorizo and Bean, then Chorizo and Beetroot. I have a great soup bible which has loads of recipes. I make and freeze whenever possible.

Cecily

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 4:46pm Christmas Soup I love the butternut squash soup, too--in fact that was our first course at Thanksgiving dinner. For Christmas, though, I will either make an oyster mushroom bisque or cream of cauliflower garnished with sage leaves & drops of chive oil.

snorklee

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 11:53pm Great soup recipes I've made the Potage d'Hiver quite a few times. It's very good. http://frenchwomendontgetfat.com/content/empotage-d’hiverem I also like the carrot soup from this website. It's very simple but really good. I think if kids like carrots, they would like this soup. It's very carroty :) Cheers, Deb

violette

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 5:05pm Cecily: Recipies???? Recipies please?????? Hope you can post them~

Cecily

POSTED: Tue, 12/22/2009 - 8:56pm Oooooo...doesn't this look good? Cream of Chickpea Soup: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/health/nutrition/06recipehealth.html

Cecily

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 7:27pm Where to post them here? I tend to get cut off mid-recipe whenever I try to type out a whole recipe. The oyster mushroom bisque is worth the effort, but has a fairly long list of ingredients. If anyone wants recipes, feel free to contact me at: Cecilysusan@aol.com.

Vintage1944

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 10:36pm Generous offer Thanks,I will take you up on it when Xmas is over.I want to do a Vegan meal for my son,that his wife and kids will also enjoy.I will be asking you for a menu and recipes. Bought some Soy Milk and will try it on my porridge tomorrow.Do you prefer a particular brand ? I wonder if you could post your recipes in that section/thread?Or have you tried and had no luck?BTW,I bought chickpea flour and will make Socca tomorrow.Take care.Jean

Cecily

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 11:00pm Glad to hear you are experimenting, Jean! I will happily share menus and recipes whenever you are ready. As for soy milk preference: I'm a longtime devotee of soymilk, so I go for the unsweetened kind: plain old soybeans and water. The brand I like is Westbrae. But, the world of non-dairy milks has exploded in the last few years, so I would definitely try more than one to see what your personal favorite is. So happy you are trying socca-- simple and good, and easy to make when cooking for one or two people. And there's plenty of protein in the chickpea flour, so it tends to satisfy your appetite for a longer period of time. A lot of French provencal cooking is like that, I find. Happy cooking! Cecily

Vintage1944

POSTED: Mon, 12/21/2009 - 11:49pm Experiments Somehow I get the feeling that Vegan/vegetarian cooking is something I will enjoy doing.I am an anxious cook,always fearing people will hate it.But increasing my repetoire will be fun.Besides French food is big on vegs. and fruit,in season.It is not likely I will totally give up meat/fish,but I plan on increasing vegs. and soy in my diet.Better for my health. I look forward to consulting with you.Once the Xmas insanity is done.Thanks.Jean