Two Soups Today

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Got up early this morning and made some mixed bean soup with ham
shank, and some lentil soup with ham shank and cinnamon.

The mixed bean soup was pure improvisation. Ingredients are listed
along with the picture (see link in sig). The lentil soup was from an
actual recipe.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Lentil and Ham Soup

Recipe By 😄amsel
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : beans-legumes soups-chowders

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 tablespoon bacon grease -- or butter
1 medium onion -- finely chopped
1 smoked ham hock
1 pound lentils -- (2 1/2 cups)
1 large carrot -- finely diced
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 bay leaf
7 cups water

Saute onion in bacon grease or butter until translucent. Combine all
ingredients and simmer soup, covered partially, stirring occasionally,
1 1/2 hours. Discard bay leaf and remove meat from hocks. Chop meat
and stir into soup.

Source:
"Based on a recipe by Gourmet magazine"

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Gourmet magazine...another freebie magazine that loads up my kitchen waste basket.
Gee..are we supposed to be awed? How was it?

jdc1 replied to Damsel:

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Lentil and Ham Soup

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Source:
"Based on a recipe by Gourmet magazine"

Gourmet magazine...another freebie magazine that loads up my kitchen waste
basket. Gee..are we supposed to be awed? How was it?

Damsel doesn't need Gourmet magazine to be awesome.

Bob

On 9 Dec 2005 05:04:02 -0600, "Bob Terwilliger"

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jdc1 replied to Damsel:

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Lentil and Ham Soup

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Quoted message said:

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Source:
"Based on a recipe by Gourmet magazine"

Gourmet magazine...another freebie magazine that loads up my kitchen waste
basket. Gee..are we supposed to be awed? How was it?

Damsel doesn't need Gourmet magazine to be awesome.

Awwwww! See why I want to be Mrs. Terrwilliger?

Thanks, kiddo!
Carol
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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Fri 09 Dec 2005 06:17:07a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in
dis Dress?

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The lentil soup paled in comparison to the mixed bean soup.
Gotta do these things one at a time. Then lentil is great, but in a
side-by-side comparison, just isn't cutting it.

I like lentil soup with some tomatoes in it, and some fresh lemon juice
added at the end of cooking.

The mixed bean soup cried out for at least a hint of tomato. I think
it really improved the soup.

I kept the lentil stuff "pure" because I was sure that Crash would
like it, and I wanted him to try it. He's always been adamant that he
hates lentils. I gave him a small taste yesterday, and he liked it!
Enough that he agreed to have a whole serving of it later. Then I went
to bed for a million years and never got a chance to remind him to eat
(he's one of *those*).

Carol
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Wayne Boatwright said:

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I subscribed to Gourmet for a year. Everything was so over the top! I
did try one recipe ... a fancy macaroni and cheese. Inedible. But I
love wandering through Epicurious from time to time. I've found some
real gems there, be they from Epicurious, Bon Apetit, or whatever. If
Gourmet were a freebie, I might consider paging through it, but it's
not really my cup o' tea. I'm more of a Good Housekeeping kinda gal.

I subscribed to Gourmet for over 30 years, but it got to be just too many
magazines. At the same time I subscribed to Bon Appetit for at least a
dozen years, and Chocolatier for 5 or 6 years. Back in 2001 when I lost my
job, I never renewed the subscriptions. I don't seem to have time to read
much anymore anyway.

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P.S. The lentil soup paled in comparison to the mixed bean soup.
Gotta do these things one at a time. Then lentil is great, but in a
side-by-side comparison, just isn't cutting it.

I like lentil soup with some tomatoes in it, and some fresh lemon juice
added at the end of cooking.

I guess you folks know about "The Gourmet Cookbooks Vol 1 & 2 ?
My editions are from 1976. Well bound and a concise treasure.

No ISBN number.

Published by
Gourmet Books, Inc.
777 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017

Printed by Egmont H. Petersen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Most likely out of print so this is not a teaser just a heads up for two
beautiful volumes. We are talkin 3000 organized recipes.

My intent is to lend them to my children on a rotating wedding calendar.

Treasurefull. A new word😉))

Bill

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William Wagner said:

I guess you folks know about "The Gourmet Cookbooks Vol 1 & 2 ?
My editions are from 1976. Well bound and a concise treasure.

No, I didn't! I was a newlywed in '76, still trying to remember to
take the paper bags out of the turkey cavities.

Quoted message said:

No ISBN number.

Published by
Gourmet Books, Inc.
777 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017

Printed by Egmont H. Petersen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Most likely out of print so this is not a teaser just a heads up for two
beautiful volumes. We are talkin 3000 organized recipes.

You never know what you might find on eBay.

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My intent is to lend them to my children on a rotating wedding calendar.

That's a lovely gift.

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Treasurefull. A new word😉))

And a good one at that!

Carol
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Damsel started her list of ingredients for Lentil and Ham Soup with

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1 tablespoon bacon grease ...

and it made my day. Sometimes there just ain't no substitute for bacon
grease.

Felice

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:34:59 GMT, "King's Crown" <[email hidden]>

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I love picking up a Gourmet or a Bon Apetit at yards
sales from time to time. Enjoy pouring through them, but give me a Good
Housekeeping or Woman's Day any day. I've had better luck with recipes from
them.

Yup, Gh and WD are a lot less fancy and fussy than G and BA.

Carol
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On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:34:59 GMT, "King's Crown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I love picking up a Gourmet or a Bon Apetit at yards
sales from time to time. Enjoy pouring through them, but give me a Good
Housekeeping or Woman's Day any day. I've had better luck with recipes from
them.

Yup, Gh and WD are a lot less fancy and fussy than G and BA.

Carol
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http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos

Felice Friese said:

Damsel started her list of ingredients for Lentil and Ham Soup with

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1 tablespoon bacon grease ...

and it made my day. Sometimes there just ain't no substitute for bacon
grease.

You got that right! I have to fry some bacon and get a new supply
started. That's probably what's missing in the soup ... I used butter
instead. 😄

Carol
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Damsel in dis Dress wrote on 09 Dec 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:34:59 GMT, "King's Crown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I love picking up a Gourmet or a Bon Apetit at yards
sales from time to time. Enjoy pouring through them, but give me a
Good Housekeeping or Woman's Day any day. I've had better luck with
recipes from them.

Yup, Gh and WD are a lot less fancy and fussy than G and BA.

Carol

Canadian living a good un too.

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The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

William Wagner said:

I guess you folks know about "The Gourmet Cookbooks Vol 1 & 2 ?
My editions are from 1976. Well bound and a concise treasure.

No, I didn't! I was a newlywed in '76, still trying to remember to
take the paper bags out of the turkey cavities.

Quoted message said:

No ISBN number.

Published by
Gourmet Books, Inc.
777 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017

Printed by Egmont H. Petersen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Most likely out of print so this is not a teaser just a heads up for two
beautiful volumes. We are talkin 3000 organized recipes.

You never know what you might find on eBay.

I'm sure there are some copies on abebooks.com. It isn't the
easiest site to search but if you know the published (like in
this case) you're golden. I actually bought a set for $14
with shipping just before I posted this. I've seen them at
used bookstores before but didn't know whether it was any
good. Thanks for the recommendation.

Mike Beede

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Damsel in dis Dress said:

Yup, Gh and WD are a lot less fancy and fussy than G and BA.

Fine Cooking is my favorite, and the only cooking magazine to which I
subscribe. It has fancy and simple recipes, focuses on technique, the
recipes are more like exercises to learn a technique that you can then
use in any other recipe or dish.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

No, I didn't! I was a newlywed in '76, still trying to remember to
take the paper bags out of the turkey cavities.

I was a newborn in '76, all I was getting was milk. *running and
ducking*

Regards,
Ranee

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"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

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Ranee Mueller said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

No, I didn't! I was a newlywed in '76, still trying to remember to
take the paper bags out of the turkey cavities.

I was a newborn in '76, all I was getting was milk. *running and
ducking*

Okay, so I guess you can call me Mom. LOL!

Carol
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