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Creamy Velvety Carrot Soup

Oct

2010

By boutiqueonze | Posted in Food, Recipes, Seasonal

One of my favorite soups that warms my heart on those chilly days spent outside is a creamy, velvety carrot soup.

You will need :

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced 1/2-inch thick on the bias

1/4 cup diced onion

1 clove of garlic, chopped

Pinch of sugar

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

2 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken broth

3/4 cup milk (2% or whole milk)

1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, thinly sliced

Directions :

In a medium-size saucepan with a lid, melt butter over medium heat. Add carrots and potatoes to saucepan along with onion, garlic, sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, and a pinch of pepper; stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until carrots are soft, 10 to 15 minutes.

Add chicken broth and milk to carrot and onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and working in batches, transfer to the jar of a blender (do not fill more than halfway); loosely cover and carefully puree until very smooth and frothy. Pour soup in bowls (or as shown below, in cups) and garnish with parsley and drizzle your olive oil. Serve immediately.

I suggest to accompany this dish with toasted Toasted Crostinis. Your guests will keep on asking for more.

Let me know of your comments.

Galia xox

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Sushi For Dessert!

Sep

2010

By admin | Posted in Food, Recipes

I have been on a crazy sushi raid as of late… I have actually been ordering party platters of 80+ pieces just so I can indulge my obsession nonstop for every meal until it’s all gone (no worries people, I usually stick to veggie and crab sticks… can’t say I’m big with messin’ with Mr. Mayo and fresh fish…). Of course I share too… I’m not THAT big of a pig!

I don’t know if it’s the shift in weather, but my taste buds have officially swung out of whack and everything comfort-related has become a major staple/craving in what I choose to ingest. I’m trying to keep it under control and not just eat poutine all day long like my cravings suggest… no easy task…

Sushi is always something that fills you up and keeps you full (good ‘ol rice)… but what I’ve most recently discovered is not the classic seaweed staple but a candied version! Possibly my most favorite sweet treat of all time is rice crispy squares. Something about their subtle sweetness and gooey/crunchy texture that makes me want to run down the street to my local Second Cup and consume the largest one I can find with a skyscraper sized green tea to wash it all down…Green tea kinda detox cancels out the sugar rush right? Hehehehe…Anyways I had a point before the vision of rice crispy squares corrupted my thought process… CANDY RICE CRISPY SQUARE SUSHI!!!

Are you as excited about this as I am?!?!?!

I feel like this is a rather epic find… gummy fishies, pink grapefruit to resemble raw salmon (above), fruit leather and Fruit Rollups as seaweed… whoever came up with this idea is sheer genius! You can even substitute the rice crispies for chocolate ones to get the brown rice roll effect! Coooooolllll….