Since I had to be home this afternoon waiting for the mattress guys to come and deliver a new one, I figured I might as well cook.
I had seen Mark Bittman's recipes for Customizable Soups and coveted the Curried Cauliflower soup. Fortunately, a half-head of cauliflower was available - and using it left just enough room in the drawer for the eggplant I had just bought. This soup is simply to die for -- I could have eaten the entire pot at one sitting. He has it as a variation on the creamy spinach soup, but here's my version all in one place. Of course, amounts are variable.
3 cups water
1 medium cauliflower (he says 2 cups of florets but more is fine)
1 large diced onion
1 T of chopped ginger
1 tsp curry powder ( I started with a teaspoon and added more to taste, later)
salt & pepper
1/3 cup coconut milk
cilantro for garnish (optional)
Put all into a pot, except coconut milk, and cook till cauliflower is soft (about 20 min).
Purée until smooth (I use a stick blender), add coconut milk and correct seasoning.
(I added more salt and curry powder). Garnish with cilantro leaves. YUMMY!!! Perfect for a winter lunch and it didn't take much time to make.
I spent the rest of the afternoon making bouillabaisse (see Julia Child for the recipe)
and that was my dinner.
Tonight, I steamed a bunch of scarves I have been slowly printing for my college class reunion in May. What was I thinking when I took on this commission?? I'm only 20% there.
Maybe on Friday I'll have a chance to go print another half-dozen, which won't make a dent. And next week I will be in Scottsdale. Ahhhhh.....
5 comments:
I had a moment of confusion with this post as i read it bleary eyed over breakfast. So you cooked soup, boullabaise and steamed scarves to go wth it. Scarves?. Is that some american word for shellfish or a veg like kale that we never see here? Oh. New paragraph. Now I see...... :)
Like Helen I had the steamed scarves right in the stock too... and of course thought I have some that might be best in soup too. I most have missed the post about the commission good luck on it.
Have a great time in Scottsdale... their weather has to be better than ours. Will we ever see the sun again? Richard and I are doing whirlwind NYC today, he has prints that open at the International Print Center tonight. Glad to get your post.
dianne
LOL! Love these comments. Thanks for this recipe. I am off all dairy and was craving a creamy soup. Here it is!! Love you!!
Have to admit, I'm right there with the rest. Steaming the scarves was an interesting transition to a whole other subject, but I swear I could taste moist cotton before my brain caught up. ;-)
Cooking soup and scarves! Thanks for the link for the soups. I bought a Vita Mix and it is great for making soup very smooth.
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