Dog and Chick Soup, aka Mideastern Sausage and Roasted Chickpea Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, green and red bell pepper, carrot, fennel. Roasted classic bun-length franks, roasted garbanzo beans, yellow bell pepper, red chard, red potato, dried cranberry, whipping cream, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, parsley, lemon/ginger burst juice, garlic, corn starch.

The roasted chickpeas turned out great–just a bit of crunchiness.

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The Shah’s Pepperoni and Asparagus Soup

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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

Cauliflower and Bean Mash

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Mirepoix: red onions, celery, carrot. Cauliflower, zucchini, garbanzo beans, great northern beans, artichoke hearts, bone stock, lime juice, garlic, fish stock, butter.

On Sundays, periodically my ma used to make New England boiled dinner. I hated the crap out of it. Rutabagas, turnips, parsnips, potatoes, carrots. The only way I could deal with it was to mash all the vegies together and put a pound of butter on it. Hence this soup. Odd how I now love all those rooty vegetables.