"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Tue 30 Oct 2018 11:28:47a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 10/30/2018 2:12 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Tue 30 Oct 2018 10:51:01a, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>>>> On 10/30/2018 12:44 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Tue 30 Oct 2018 09:26:17a, jmcquown told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's finally cooling off here in southern South Carolina. I
>>>>>> just happened to have the ingredients for this quick, tasty
>>>>>> soup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced
>>>>>> 2 large leeks, white parts only, thinly sliced
>>>>>> 4 c. chicken broth
>>>>>> 1/2 tsp. salt
>>>>>> 1/4 tsp. pepper
>>>>>> 1/4 c. heavy cream
>>>>>> dash grated nutmeg (totally optional!)
>>>>>> 1 Tbs. dried parsley flakes
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In large pot, combine potatoes, leeks, chicken broth, salt and
>>>>>> pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer
>>>>>> 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are fork tender.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Strain broth into another pan. Place cooked potatoes and leeks
>>>>>> in a blender or food processor with about 1/4 c. broth and
>>>>>> process until smooth. (Note, you may leave it slightly chunky
>>>>>> if you wish.) Return vegetables to the broth pan. Stir in
>>>>>> cream and nutmeg (again, optional) and heat through. Sprinkle
>>>>>> with parsley and serve.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure, you can use fresh (curly) parsley. I rarely have it on
>>>>>> hand. It's easy enough to dry fresh parsley to refill that
>>>>>> plastic container.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That's a nice recipe, almost the same as what I used to make.
>>>>> AKA Vichyssoise, it was very popular and usually served chilled
>>>>> back in the 60s and 70s. The recipe I used was heavier on the
>>>>> cream.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, no one I know cares for it these days and I
>>>>> can't possibly eat it all. :-(
>>>>>
>>>>> A very tasty soup!
>>>>>
>>>> Believe it or not, it freezes well. You may certainly adjust
>>>> the amount of cream. Just stir the soup well after thawing and
>>>> while gently reheating. The cream will have broken a bit but
>>>> can be reincorporated with stirring.
>>>
>>> I'm really glad to know that. I assumed it would "break" and be
>>> inedible. So now I will give it a try when our weather heats up
>>> again.
>>>
>>>> To me, soup is a meal. Serve it with some toasted bread. This
>>>> recipe makes three or four servings, depending on what you
>>>> consider a serving.
>>>
>>> We agree on that. Soup is a meal, not just a prelude to one. I
>>> would like that served cold, but with some nice hot homeade
>>> garlic toast alongside.
>>>
>>>> You know me... I don't like cold food. Cold soup is simply not
>>>> something I enjoy. I'd eat it if I had to, to be polite.
>>>
>>> There are only two soups that I like cold, the other being
>>> gazpacho.
>>>
>>> I was going to make my Beef Mushroom Barley Soup, but didn't get
>>> to the store. I will shop tomorrow or Thursday and then make the
>>> soup. I haven't made it in quite a while, so am looking forward
>>> to it. I usually dried mushrooms to it along with the fresh
>>> mushrooms. I hope I don't havea trouble finding some.
>>>
>>>> The friend who lives across the street does not cook. He's
>>>> thrilled he found chilled soups such as Vichyssoise and Borscht
>>>> in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. He told me
>>>> all he has to do is open it up and pour it in a bowl. What
>>>> could I say? Congratulations? LOL
>>>
>>> I like Borscht but I prefer it hot with a dollop of sour cream.
>>> However, there are so many variations on Borscht. Some are
>>> almost like a soupy stew and others are more like a broth.
>>>
>>>> I wonder what kind of soup will work for him when it gets cold
>>>> and he has to use the stove or the microwave?
>>>
>>> I wonder if he knows how to use a stove or microwave? Honestly,
>>> some people actually don't, or at last don't know how to properly
>>> use them. However, heating something up and actually cooking are
>>> two different things. Do you know him well enough to show him
>>> how?
>>>
>> Uh, no. I honestly don't know why he told me about refrigerated
>> soups. Idle chit-chat when I was driving him home from an
>> outpatient procedure.
>> Well gee, I guess I know him well enough for that. I really
>> don't
>> remember why we started talking about chilled vegetable soups at
>> the grocery store.
>>
>> He doesn't want to learn how to cook.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> I don't find that hard to believe, but I've never understood that
> about many people. One of my former co-workers either never learned
> to cook or simply didn't want to. Every dinner meal she ate was
> either at a restaurant, or more frequently, good take-out. I know
> she always had cereal for breakfast and went out with co-workers for
> lunch. Now with the service that you can order from virtually any
> restaurant and haved it delivered, I bet that's what she does now.
>
> As you know, I've been cooking separate meals for myself and David
> for ~25 years. Now I'm at the point wherer I don't want to do that
> all the time. He could cook if he wanted to, but cooking is the one
> thing he's lazy about. I've been tempted to try the order and
> deliver service once in a while, as sometimes I just don't feel like
> cooking, and I don't always want to eat what I've already got frozen
> in the freezer.
>
> Last night he announced that he's going to make "egg cake" for
> himself. Egg Cake is something like a pancake but with a LOT of
> eggs. That's his meal. I won't eat it. He eats it with butter and
> salt. UGH Strange tastes, that guy.

I think for the most part, those of us here love to cook but I know many who
either hate it or don't want to be bothered. My mom hated it. This is why a
lot of our meals came from packets or cans. What she did cook was always
overcooked or undercooked. She may have done this on purpose. I hadn't even
thought about this until my friend mentioned that her mom did this. Her dad
had a favorite dish. I can't remember what it was now but her mom didn't
like it. So once in a while, she would make it but she always burned it.
Then she would just shrug and say that apparently she was no good at making
it. My friend said her mom was a very good cook so she had to have been dong
it on purpose.

Same friend says she does not cook. She can do simple things like hamburger
patties, baked potatoes, grilled cheese, pot roast and stew. But even with
these things she buys preformed patties and seasoning packets. She managed
to raise 4 kids. The youngest one somehow managed to learn to cook and is
good at it..