Spicy Onion and Apple Soup

Spicy Onion and Apple Soup

Spicy Onion and Apple Soup

 

The Everything Soup Cookbook, this book has 300 mouthwatering recipes.  There is soup for everything…such as Curried Chicken, Lemon Chicken and Okra, Italian Minestrone Cola, Pumpkin, Rice and Egg.  I’ve picked out for you to try…

 

 Spicy Onion and Apple Soup Recipe

 

Spicy Onion and Apple Soup

5 cups chopped tart apple

2 cups chopped onion

3-4 cloves garlic

2 Tbsp. fresh minced ginger

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. oil

2 tsp. dry mustard

1 tsp. cumin

½ tsp. cardamom

½ tsp. allspice

¼ tsp. cayenne pepper

Salt and pepper to taste

4 cups Kitchen Basic vegetable broth

2 cinnamon sticks

Brown sugar (optional)

Raisins (optional)

 

Peel and chop the apples.  Chop the onions and mince the garlic and ginger.  Juice the lemon.

In a soup pot, heat the oil on medium.  Add the onion, garlic and ginger, sautéing for another 3 to 4 minutes.

Add the apples, broth, cinnamon sticks and lemon juice.  Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.  Take out the cinnamon sticks and puree the soup in a food processor or blender.  Return to the pot and warm to serving temperature on medium heat.

 

(Recipe for Spicy Onion and Apple Soup, was in The Everything Soup Cookbook, 2002, 2015)

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Buttermilk Bread with Parmesan, Olives and Thyme

 

Buttermilk Bread with Parmesan, Olives and Thyme

Buttermilk Bread with Parmesan, Olives and Thyme

I found this recipe in Newsday, January 3, 2013…hope you enjoy it.

Recently, I served this bread with bowl of cream of tomato soup.  It also would be good with osso buco or breaded and pan-fried chicken breast

Buttermilk Bread with Parmesan, Olives and Thyme Recipe

Buttermilk Bread with Parmesan, Olive and Thyme

2 ¼ cups unbleached flour

1 Tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. dry mustard

2 eggs

¼ cup olive oil

1 ¼ cup buttermilk

1 ½ cups grated Parmesan

½ cup green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped

2 tsp. finely chopped fresh thyme leaves

Preheat oven to 350 F.  Spray a 9×5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and dry mustard in a large bowl.  Whisk together eggs, oil and buttermilk in a large glass measuring cup.

Pour egg mixture into flour mixture.  Add cheese, olives and thyme.  Use a rubber spatula to mix until just moistened.  Do not over mix.

Scrape into prepared pan and bake until golden on top and a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out dry, about 45 minutes.  Let stand in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes before turning over, reinverting and letting cool completely.  Makes 6 to 8 serving

 (Recipe for Buttermilk Bread with Parmesan, Olives and Thyme was is Newsday, January 3, 2013.)

 

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