Standard mirepoix plus fennel. Ground turkey, cauliflower, trumpet royale mushroom, peanut butter, chopped pistachio, cumin, garlic, coriander, red pepper flakes
Had never heard of trumpet royale mushrooms, so in they went. Fun ingredient.
“If you got a trumpet, get on your feet, brother, and blow it!” Nick Cave
Mirepoix: red onion, carrot, celery. Pork pistachio pâté, potato, green bell pepper, chopped pistachio, pineapple, salsa, chevre, garlic, oregano, coriander, worcestershire sauce.
“You beat your pate and fancy wit will come. Knock as you please, there’s nobody at home.” Alexander Pope. I suppose he wasn’t speaking of pâté, but it’s fun to think he was.
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, celery. Roasted hot dogs, hominy, spring onion, more celery, red bell pepper, poblano pepper, beef bouillon, cumin, oregano, chili powder, turmeric, coriander, horseradish.
Martin nailed this–it tasted exactly as it should.
“You can’t tell me the success of Kevin Bacon isn’t somehow tied to his name. You’re not going out to see a Kevin Hot Dog movie.” Jim Gaffigan
Onion, carrots, celery, asparagus, green bean, black bean, cheese, salt, black pepper, turmeric, coriander, chilpok sauce.
Today’s offering from Michele is full of yumminess.
“How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” Charles de Gaulle
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, red and green bell pepper. Tenderloin, tri tip steak, lentils, grean beans, cranberry, yogurt, garlic, cumin, coriander, curry powder, turmeric.
Ok ok Nehru was a vegetarian, so he wouldn’t have partaken. But man I dig his jackets.
Onion, carrot, celery, hickory smoked chicken, tomato, roasted green pepper, rice, oregano, pepper, Italian seasoning, coriander.
Bow down to Michele. Joyfully we welcome her into the victor’s fold. It’s harder to push her over the line than to pass the Dardanelles.
Ok, so maybe Michele isn’t a big football fan, but man this soup was awesome.
Mirepoix: yellow onion, green bell pepper, celery. Top round steak, strip steak, potato, cauliflower, worcestershire sauce, sour cream, flour, ginger-turmeric milk, curry powder, coriander, cumin, ginger, turmeric, garlic.
Now I think of it, should have added lentils thus making it dal. Oh well.
“My best India v Pakistan moment is from our first match in the ICC World 2007, which was a tie.” Virender Sehwag
Mirepoix: red onion, celery, carrot, fresh parsley. Flank steak, top round steak, roasted yellow squash, butternut squash, red green and orange bell peppers, peanut butter, cauliflower, chopped almonds, chives, worcestershire sauce, clove, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, garlic, honey
“While the rest of the world has been improving technology, Ghana has been improving the quality of man’s humanity to a man.” Maya Angelou
Carrot, onion, celery, shrimp, cod, potato, tomato, corn, rice, chives, Italian seasoning, coriander, butter.
Michele was working on a pretty good cod chowder when out of the blue Chuck, another worker here, brought her a bag of shrimp. Rejoice in the kismet.
“O cold! O shivery! It was your ambrosial beauty. Forget, forgive. Kismet. Let me off this once.” James Joyce
Red onion, carrot, garlic scape, turkey bacon, chicken, broccoli, funky rice, milk, black pepper, cumin, coriander.
Michele did a good job on this one. I love the mix of protein. Two types of rice used. A bowl of love.
Made today, 6/25/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, bok choy. Brussels sprouts, zucchini, carrot, soy sauce, cumin, ginger, coriander, garlic, parsley.
Outside the temperature was in the upper 80s. Nothing horrible, but down in the nunnery dungeon it got a bit sweltery.
Made 8/7/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, red and green pepper, carrot. Linguiça sausage, eggplant, broccoli, apple, Japanese pear (nashi), lentil, zucchini, fish sauce, curry powder, turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, garlic.
A fave among the EIC sepoys. I would hope.
Made today, 6/5/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, yellow pepper, carrot. Salumeria pepperoni salciccia, asparagus, cauliflower, glace de poulet (roast chicken stock), garbanzo beans, Greek yogurt, raisins, cumin, coriander, curry powder, garlic.
Xerxes himself would have like this.
Made 5/7/19
Mirepoix: red onion, celery, red and green pepper (I think that’s the Holy Trinity, no?). Beef, potato, cauliflower, tomato, mushroom, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, paprika, sugar, lime juice, worcestershire sauce.
“You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din”.
And as Morrissey says, “I am cumin and I need to be loved”.
Made 4/10/19
Standard mirepoix. Roasted zucchini, turnip, portobello shrooms, red bell pepper, lentil, yogurt, honey, cumin, curry powder, ginger, turmeric, coriander, garlic, cinnamon.
Added cumin and garlic to the mirepoix.
Was aiming at a tikka masala soup, but that train derailed. Oh well.
Made 3/13/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, rainbow carrot (as the Rolling Stones say, “she’s like a rainbow”). Roasted zucchini, cauliflower, red pepper, portabella mushroom, peanut butter, lime juice, butter, mango vinegar, green onion, coriander, sambal oelek, curry powder, garlic, cinnamon.
Made 3/5/19
Standard mirepoix. Chicken, roasted eggplant, okra, red green and yellow bell pepper, asparagus, parsnip, peanut butter, coriander, cayenne pepper, garlic, cinnamon, curry powder, whipping cream, milk, lime juice.
Met Market packaged vegies are hit and miss. The parsnips in this soup were good–seasoned with rosemary, if a bit soft. But the prepared carrots and mirepoix taste weird. I think maybe they use vinegar or something else as a preservative. At any rate, by the time they get to us, they are acidic and stink. Go figure.
Adams Peanut Butter is good in soups. Others can be a bit too sugary.
Made 1/30/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, rainbow carrot. Beef, Napa cabbage, potato, butter chicken simmering sauce, whipping cream, coconut milk, sweetened coconut flakes, turmeric, coriander, cumin, garlic.
I mentioned in another post how the coconut milk was near insipid. Problem fixed with coconut flakes. Yay!
Made 12/18/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, those funky organic rainbow carrots. Beef, asparagus, zucchini, tomato, raisin, crimini mushroom, turmeric, coriander, garlic, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, lime juice.
Pureed the shrooms with the mirepoix.
Made 12/11/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, parsnip, carrot. Roasted cauliflower, roasted carrot, potato, cumin, coriander, ginger, garlic, turmeric.
Well, sort of a dal.
Totally cool to have parsnips. We get them rarely.
Made 12/5/18
Mirepoix: onion, red bell pepper, carrot. Roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, rice, Bistro Chip Shop Curry sauce mix, fig, garlic, cumin, coriander.
Ack!! Was not careful, and grabbed the sauce mix without considering what it actually was. Later I leaned that chip shops are where inebriated Brits go to eat french fries topped with a disgusting, goopy, sugary sauce that tastes Indian only by happenstance. Had to use a ton of spices and bouillon to get it edible.
Made 11/28/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery. Brussels sprouts, eggplant, Greek yogurt paprika, mint, cumin, coriander.
Finally had celery for the mirepoix, but no carrots! We’re totally at the mercy of our food donors, and sometimes they don’t donate some of the basics. The mint gave a nice brightness to offset the cumin and coriander.
Made 10/9/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, green bell pepper. Butternut squash, potato, beef, asparagus, peanut butter, curry powder, cayenne pepper, coriander, lime juice, garlic, cinnamon
Clients and staff liked this one a lot, and it was great to work with real beef that wasn’t ground and fatty.
Made 10/3/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, yellow bell pepper, carrot. Asparagus, salumeria pepperoni salciccia, cauliflower, glace de poulet (roast chicken stock), garbanzo beans, raisins, greek yogurt, cumin, coriander, curry powder, garlic
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