What's for dinner??

None of you other slouches are posting anything, so I am going to indulge myself.

The other night we had a cream of Broccoli soup from one of my favourite cook books, Twelve Months of Monastery Soups by Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette.

1 pound fresh broccoli
3 medium potatoes
2 onions
8 cups water (I used 4 cups chicken stock and 4 cups water)
1 bouillon cube (I didn't use one)
I cup heavy cream or half and half (I used 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 milk)
salt to taste
pinch of cayenne ( I used somewhat more than a pinch)
grated cheese of choice as garnish (I mixed in cheddar cheese because Little Miss won't eat visible cheese, not that she ate the soup anyway, but I can try.)

1. Wash, peel, and slice the vegetables into small pieces. Pour the water into a large soup pot (I always use the Le Crueset that Baba gave me because I think that heavy enameled pots like that make better soup) and add all the vegetables and the bouillon. Cook slowly over medium heat for 1 hour.

2. Blend the soup in a blender ( I used the food processor) and return it to the pot. Add the cream, salt and cayenne and stir. Reheat for a few minutes and serve hot with grated cheese as garnish.

It was soo goooood. We had leftovers for lunch the next day and today. The recipe says it makes 4-6 servings, but that must be 4-6 big hungry monks who've been working in the fields all day.


Tonight, we are going to have turkey sausage, sauteed cabbage with cumin seeds, roasted carrots, and boiled potatoes.

Now you can go away and dream about your own dinners.
Kisses, Tina