On Sun, 31 May 2015 21:47:02 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
.. .
>> 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.

So it seems. I personally have never come across (until now) a group
of people who seem to be in a perpetual 'no win' situation with food -
it seems at least one of you won't like something about a particular
ingredient or meal. It's all negativity and bad vibes... all the time,
every time.