"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 31 May 2015 15:48:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>I bought the leeks and white potatoes last weekend at the nearby farm
>>>stand. Today I made the soup I love so much.
>>>
>>> The chopped potatoes and leeks:
>>>
>>> http://i58.tinypic.com/103v6l0.jpg
>>>
>>> Note, these are not russet potatoes, they're called "white potatoes".
>>> They're bigger than fingerling or new potatoes. I didn't bother to peel
>>> them because they're very thin-skinned. I washed and cut them into
>>> pieces
>>> and sliced the leeks.
>>>
>>> The leeks were better than anything I'd seen in local grocery stores in
>>> recent years and much less expensive. More tender white parts. Grocery
>>> store leeks have been mostly tough green stalks. These were quite nice!
>>>
>>> This is a very easy fairly quick soup. The potatoes and leeks are
>>> simmered in simple chicken broth or stock until fork tender, simply
>>> seasoned with salt & pepper.
>>>
>>> http://i60.tinypic.com/2e22cki.jpg
>>>
>>> Before I had a stick blender I'd spoon the cooked vegetables into a
>>> regular blender to puree the potatoes and leeks in the broth. Either
>>> or.
>>> Return to the pot on the stove. At this point stir in 1 pint of heavy
>>> cream. Heat through. I add a couple of shakes of ground nutmeg and
>>> dried
>>> parsley. You may season this any way you wish. As with any sort of
>>> potato based soup, it's sort of an open palate.
>>>
>>> http://i59.tinypic.com/2nq73a0.jpg
>>>
>>> I used to serve this in small toasted sourdough bread bowls/boules. I
>>> can't find the really small ones at Publix where I live now. But it
>>> really is good with toasted sourdough bread. Too bad I don't have any.
>>
>>I made that before but mine had only the broth and no cream. I liked it
>>but
>>nobody else did.
>
> Naturally.
>
> Hey, guess what? A friend and I are cooking dinner for 8 people as I
> type this - and everyone will like it. *That* is the norm for nearly
> everyone but yourself.

Not the norm for most of the people in *my* life.