From Daryl:
GIVEAWAY BELOW!
I went to my go-to soup recipe book by Williams-Sonoma. I wanted to make asparagus soup. I bought the ingredients.
Or so I thought...
I did not buy enough asparagus. They wanted 3 pounds for a full recipe. I was
going to make a half recipe from the start, but I only bought 1/2 pound. Oops.
So here’s what I made,
using most of the ingredients and adding potatoes, and then tweaking to my pleasure.
I love soup. I truly enjoy that I can fiddle with it to make
it mine. This is my “half” recipe and it made enough for 4 nice-sized bowls. By the way, I removed some soup before adding the cream so it was just veggies and potato. YUM. Try it both ways, if you dare.
POTATO AND ASPARAGUS SOUP
1/2 sweet onion, chopped fine
1 stalk celery, with leaves, chopped
8 ounces asparagus, chopped, (reserve 2-6 tips)
1 very large brown potato, peeled and chopped into 1” cubes
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups stock *
1 teaspoon basil, dried
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 cup cream
(In the WS book, they make from scratch; I use gluten-free
stock. Also if you buy low sodium stock, you might want to add extra salt.)
Fix all the veggies first.
Chop the onions, celery, asparagus, potato.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and sauté until
translucent, 2-3 minutes. Add the stock, all the asparagus stalks and most of
the tips, the potatoes and basil. Raise
the heat and bring to a boil. Skim away froth if it arises. None did for mine
probably because I used premade stock.
Reduce the heat and cover, and simmer gently for about 25 to
30 minutes.
In small batches, puree the soup in a blender or food
processor. Each time I finished my
batch, I returned to the saucepan. When it’s all pureed, heat over low and stir
in the cream and season to taste with salt and white pepper.
Meanwhile, quickly steam the asparagus tips, for decoration,
about 3-4 minutes.
Spoon the soup into bowls and garnish with asparagus tips.
Enjoy.
VEGGIE SOUP WITHOUT CREAM |
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The latest Cookbook Nook Mystery (#8), available for pre-order. Comes out April 23.
What's it about?
Book clubs from all over have descended on Crystal Cove to
celebrate the library’s Book Club Bonanza week, and Jenna Hart has packed the
Cookbook Nook with juicy reads and tasty cookbooks. But she’s most excited about
spending an evening with the Mystery Mavens and their moveable feast, when they
will go from house to house to share different culinary treats and discuss the
whodunit they’re all reading. It’s all good food and fun for the savvy armchair
detectives, until one of the members of the group is found murdered at the last
stop on the tour.
As if that weren’t enough to spoil her appetite, Jenna discovers
that all the evidence points to her friend Pepper as being the guilty party.
And with Pepper’s chief-of-police daughter too close to the case to be
impartial, Jenna knows she’ll have to step in to help clear her friend’s name
before a bitter injustice sends her to jail. Sifting through the clues, Jenna
unearths any number of possible culprits, but she’ll have to cook up a new way
to catch the killer before Pepper’s goose is cooked.
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I love cozies. One author I’ve read most of her books is Kathi Daley and another Tonya Kappes. Both were my first cozy read authors from a Facebook party I happened to see on my feed. So I’m new to reading them. About 2-3 years now. I look forward to reading these. Nerdsrgood@man.com
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Aw, thanks, Kate. ~ Daryl
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ReplyDeleteCarol, they are fun, aren't they? ~ Daryl
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ReplyDeleteI grew up on Christie, as well. ~ Daryl
DeleteI prefer cozies. They are easier to read and I enjoy the characters that appear in each copy. My book club has been reading authors such as James Patterson, Harlan Coben and Michael Crichton. I have not enjoyed these authors....too dark and too intense. dbahn(at)iw(dot)net
ReplyDeleteDianne, I read across genres and have read those authors. I find I like to sprinkle them in with my other reading. ~ Daryl
DeleteI love that cookbook -- actually, all Wms-Sonoma cookbooks. We just made the beef stroganoff last night!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, I love stroganoff! ~ Daryl
DeleteYour recipe sounds tasty. I do love cozies but, I don't have favorites. I tend to enjoy most books I read.
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Linda, good for you to be open-minded. Reading is fun! ~ Daryl
DeleteI love anything by Joanne Fluke!...and also adored Sifting through Clues, since I was lucky enough to snag an ARC �� My email is ibmandums@yahoo.com (and now I really want some asparagus soup. I'm quite the soup junkie)
ReplyDeleteAmanda, so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for telling me. ! Daryl
DeleteI love so many cozies! One of my favorites is the Zoe Chambers series by Annette Dashofy. JL_Minter@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteJaime, Annette is a lovely writer. ~ Daryl
DeleteThe soup sounds great - and I love your books ! also love both by Leslie Budewitz - thanks for the contest - tr Williams 69 (at) msn (dot) com
ReplyDeleteTaylor, so glad you're reading Leslie's books. Love them. ~ Daryl
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Jana, I love Sofie Kelly's series. So much fun. ~ Daryl
DeleteThe soup sounds great! Love the giveaway too. Legallyblonde1961@yahoo.com
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DeleteOf course I enjoy cozies! And mysteries that aren't! Your soup looks good and I happen to have one big potato and some asparagus that someone, not me, bought and forgot.
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Pat, I love mysteries that aren't cozies, too. I read across the spectrum. ~ Daryl
DeleteWow I have so many favorites I could never chose just one.Right now I am reading books by Amanda Lee that are great. But I've yet to read any cozies that aren't great. Vicki nvictoria77(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteVicki, I know what you mean. Hard to pick just one. :) ~Daryl
DeleteVicki, congrats. You won this giveaway. I've sent you an email. ~ Daryl
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ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great winter to spring transitional soup.
ReplyDeleteA neat trick with asparagus and soup is you can use the tough stem parts you'd usually toss. Cook them in the broth until nice and soft, then strain them out. An extra level of flavor.
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Libby, absolutely. Asparagus stems can be difficult but great in soup. ~ Daryl
DeleteI read so many cozies that I couldn’t pick a favorite. I never thought of having asparagus and potatoes together in soup.
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Sandy, I've found potato is a great base for lots of soups. Adds so much texture. ~ Daryl
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Oh, thanks, Dianne. I love hearing that. ~ Daryl
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Mary D., thanks so much. I think I cut my "foodie" teeth on DM Davidson, too. ~ Daryl
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Lil, I just finished the Secret, Book and Scone Society. Interesting read. Unusual protagonist. ~ Daryl
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Faith, Ellery is a great talent. I enjoy her books, too. ~ Daryl
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ReplyDeleteLinda, I agree. Hard to choose. ~ Daryl
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Heidi, I'm so glad to hear that. Thanks for telling me. ~ Daryl
DeleteOne of my favorite cozy series is your cheese shop series! I haven't read the last one, but it's on my Amazon shopping list!
ReplyDeleteI’ve read most if not all your cozies. I also like the Diva series and most of Sheila Vinnollys books. My newest addition to my list is Ellie Alexander.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoy cozies for their characters, settings and story. The soup looks delectable. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteIt's no longer Sunday,but I want to thank you for the yummy recipe. Heading to the store for asparagus. ��
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty hooked on cozy mysteries, and there are very few series that don't appeal to me. I love your Cheese Shop series ( who wouldn't love to run a shop that specializes in just cheese?), and as for the Cookbook Nook series, I love to read, I love to "collect" cookbooks, and enjoy cooking(and eating!), so how could I not like this series? Another cozy series that I really like is the Savannah Webb Glass Shop series, as it deals with such a beautiful, creative art form.
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ReplyDeleteI just had to copy the recipe for the soup, especially since it has two of my favorites, Potatoes and Asparagus. I absolutely love cozy mysteries. It is hard to name just one but I did love Deadly Eclair. Congratulations on the new release and thank you for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE Cozies! There are many series that I enjoy... I have most of the Cheese Shop & Cookbook Nook series (they rock!). Happy Spring 🐰🐣
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The winner of this giveaway is VickinV... Congrats. I've sent you an email. Thanks to all for chiming in. ~ Daryl
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