Mama Llama's Laughter and Forgetting: I wish I could give you a day at the beach

Thursday, April 30, 2009

I wish I could give you a day at the beach

I wish I could give you a day at
the beach
The sound of the water running
fast and slow
The feel of the gentle breeze and
the gentle sun
The taste of hope and a smile

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Kingston- Duartes Challenge

For those of you who joined in the Ellsworth-Dixon celebrations at the Pie Ranch, you might have also shared a meal at Duarte's in Pescadero. Duarte's is famous for it's artichoke soup and many varieties of pie.

Last night I made Jerusalem Artichoke Soup/ Sunchoke Soup with the abundance of sun-chokes my neighbor, Heidi, grew over the summer. I have to say, I think it could challenge the professionals. For those of you with an abundant supply of sun-chokes give this recipe a try:

2+ pounds of scrubbed sun-chokes- chopped

olive oil

1 onion sliced

5 large cloves of garlic chopped

2 diced celery stalks

1 tsp fennel seed crushed

1/2 can artichoke tapinade (or a can of artichokes if you want)

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp chili pepper flakes

salt to taste

1 container whole or lowfat yogurt

8-10 cups broth

Saute onion, celery and garlic until soft and golden. Add fennel seed, chili pepper flakes and sunchokes. Saute for 2 minutes then add 8-10 cups of water with apporopriate amount of "Better than Bullion" stock addition.

Add oregano and bring to a boil. Cook over low heat until sunchokes are soft. With an immersion blender, puree the ingrdients. If the soup is too thick, add white wine or beer according to taste and desired thickness.

Your soup is ready to eat. Ladle into soup bowls and drizzle the top with a couple of dollups of yogurt. This is pretty great for a fast dinner. If you have some fresh sour dough, your life can't get any better. (Unless you have Tower Heist on DVD)

Have a great winter evening!

Mama Llama's Laughter and Forgetting

Thursday, April 30, 2009

I wish I could give you a day at the beach

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