Thrive.

 
 
Yesterday, I got my cooking partner back =).  

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your prayers, concern, & well wishes.  It means more than you know.

While he's much better, he's still on the road to recovery... & I'm doing all that I can to get this boy back to full health. 

I knew just the cookbook to pull of the shelf...


...recipes written with pure passion for our culinary pleasure... wholesome, lax, chic (yes, recipes can totally be chic), simple (I realize I am saying this about every recipe I've shared, but seriously, her recipes are impressively simple)- & better yet- arranged according to the season... with a lovely little story behind each one (she definitely inherited the "writing gene").

An abundance of parsnips was the determining factor behind last night's chosen recipe- which is btw, in the "winter" section, but apparently parsnips are thriving among our csa farms.


{hollers'} curried parsnip soup

*from miss dahl's voluptuous delights, by sophie dahl 

serves 4

4 large parsnips 
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
Olive oil
1 tbs of curry powder
2 cups of chicken (or vegetable) stock
[we added 1 small can white navy beans, drained & rinsed]
2 tbs light cream (we used a dollop of greek yogurt)
a handful of chopped chives
salt & pepper
a handful of chopped, fresh parsley

 First, peel and chop the parsnips, cutting them into rough chunks.

In a large soup pan, gently sweat the onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.  Add the curry powder and stir.  Pour the stock into the pan and add the parsnips, and beans, if using.  Bring to a boil and then simmer until the parsnips are tender, around 15-20 minutes.  Puree and put back into the soup pan, adding the cream and the chives.  Season and serve garnished with the chopped parsley.  {for time's sake, we left the parsley out}
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A perfect way to use up your parsnips,  if you ask me. 
 

8 comments:

  1. i'm so happy things are on the up and up! nothing like soup made with extra love to soothe the soul. xx

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  2. Glad things are (hopefully) getting back to normal :)

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  3. Oh so glad your hubs is back on form! That soup sounds divine. I always wondered what happened to Sophie Dahl...I once interviewed her at a party in London when she was a model and I was a journalist - she was sweet and was nice to me (unlike some of the rest...)and had proper proper curves and looked like she ate!

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  4. I'm so glad you got your cooking partner back. That is wonderful news. xo

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  5. so happy about the news! your status definitely reminded me how I'm so far behind on blog reading.

    yummm that recipe sounds amazing!! And I totally love her! bookmarking this to try soon

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  6. My husband would absolutely love this combo of British flavours. :) Happy to hear all is well on the home front although I'm embarrassed to say I missed the earlier post.

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  7. I love this cookbook! And I super love that you got your cooking partner back with a clean bill of health. :) xoxo

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  8. oh this is so terribly delayed - but i do hope he is 100% better by this point. i'm sure he had a good nurse! :)

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