This is not our First Friday of Lent together. We’ve shared four others at Rosemarie’s Kitchen. That said, this First Friday of Lent is different in that it’s the first time we’ve shared a bowl of soup.
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Tourin à l’ail – French Garlic Soup
Folklore tells us that garlic, a member of the lily family, grew from Satan’s left footprint when he left the Garden of Eden. I wonder if the garlic was meant to keep him out. That would explain why garlic has such an effect on vampires, dark magic witches, werewolves, demons and other scary creatures that go bump in the night.
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During the holidays I kept kicking around the idea of soup for supper. With all the baking and holiday festivities, I wanted something that would be simple yet satisfying. Twice I decided on a Classic French Onion Soup. Twice it could not be made. Maybe it was the Holidays that created a shortage of baguettes. All I knew was that a simple baguette was not to be had. While I could have baked my own, the whole idea of soup for supper was to avoid additional baking. Finally, I gave up. I am so glad I did. Changing directions after the holidays, I thought a nice Tomato Soup was in order. That’s when I found a recipe I had tucked away for Tomato-French Onion Soup. Wow, the best of both!
Sourdough French Onion Soup
Years ago, our favorite restaurant was an upscale Italian joint inside the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. Loved their Onion Soup, served in hollowed out onions. The presentation was great – the flavor out of this world good. The Chef was kind enough to give me the recipe. Unfortunately, it’s a restaurant recipe, with a HUGE amount of ingredients and hours of prep/simmer and whatnot. I’ve been meaning to play around with it over the years; scale things back and tweak it for the home-cook; just never got around to it. Still on my “to do” bucket list of foods.
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