Thursday, March 10, 2011

Things that go well with soup

It's been cold and rainy lately. Elvo requested his favourite soup, which is carrot sweet potato soup. This is a thick, creamy sort of soup, good served with some dipping bread:

In the slow cooker, it requires a long cook time so do this in the morning, combine:

1-2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced to equal about 2-3 cups
1 cup baby carots
1/4 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups chicken broth, or two cubes and 2 cups water
a little onion if you have it (I used flakes, for lack of fresh on hand)
a little curry powder if you have it (I didn't)

Stir to combine and cook it on low for 8 hours or so. Then dump it in the blender and blend it smooth. Put it back in the slow cooker and add:
1/2 cup milk or cream (I used soy)
1 tbsp maple syrup or honey (I also love to garnish his dish with a little maple syrup swirl in the center once I've ladeled out the soup)

Cook it on high for 15 to 30 minutes more, to let it thicken.

Serve it with bread for a soothing, rainy day meal.

But as I was making the soup this morning I started thinking. What goes well with soup? Salad of course. But Elvo hates salad, hence the addition of biscuits. (I just make some drop biscuits, you could also get the kind that come in a tube but since we're gluten free that's not an option available to me. Besides free range eggs and soy milk are better ingredients.)

I'm also contemplating making some bread. I dunno. I am in a baking mood I guess.

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