While working on the dining room makeover for about three weeks, things have piled up! Not just laundry and dust......things like veggies and fruits. They were very fresh but now perhaps need to be made into soup!
In case you missed this one in a post last year, it's from my favorite British vegetarian cook book, Cranks Recipe Book.
Parsnip and Apple Soup
Butter ~ 2 Tbsp.
Med. Onion ~ 1
Med. Parsnips ~ 3
Med. Cooking Apple ~ 1
Vegetarian Stock ~ 2-1/4 cups
Parsley, chopped ~ 2 Tbsp.
Mixed Herbs ~ 1/2 tsp.
Milk ~ 2 cups
Heavy Cream ~ 1/4 cup
Salt/Pepper to taste
Chop vegetables. Melt butter in a large saucepan and saute vegetables and apple, stirring frequently, until onion is transparent. Add stock and herbs, bring to gentle boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 mins. Cool slightly, add milk. Blend in a blender (or better still use a stick blender in the saucepan - the best piece of kitchen equipment if you're a soup maker). Reheat to serving temperature, adjust seasonings to taste and stir in cream.
Break off a piece of warm, crusty baguette and enjoy!
Somehow I've ended up with piles of china now needing new homes ~ will have to put on my thinking cap here.
When painting a room everything gets 'put out of the way' and then never seems to go back. Oh well, these need rearranging anyway ~ sometimes all it takes is moving an item to a new place to see it with fresh eyes.
Wish I had time to sit and read, or just daydream for an hour ~ I just keep thinking of six chairs needing a paint job!
But I will take time for a coffee break before tackling the piles...and eventually those chairs!
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Your china is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe soup sounds wonderful- and I'm such a "soup-nut"! Thanks for the great recipe :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful posts, from the gorgeous dining room, Mary!
ReplyDeleteThe china is so pretty, I love the white with a dark contrast!
ReplyDeleteI still have that recipe from last year! I'm really not good at making soups! I've decided to sell some of my china - out with the old in with the new!
ReplyDeleteManuela
Mary:
ReplyDeleteI think you deserve a break. You have done so much work now, let the chairs wait for you and do something fun for the weekend. Everything will find a home I bet.
Love Nancy
No rush! Just drink that coffee and relax. Those chairs will be waiting for you another day. I want to stop in for some soup and bread for lunch. It sounds so good. I have told you before that I ate at Cranks in London and loved it. Might have to see if I can get some parsnips this weekend. You find them very rarely here as they are considered too old fashioned.
ReplyDeleteHugs ~
Heidi
I also am getting in the mood to cook. I miss my kitchen, as it is getting new floors and paint. It will be so good to have my kitchen back sometime next week.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately all of the other stuff does tend to pile up while one is redecorating:)
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty photos Mary!
ReplyDeleteThe recipe sounds quite good.
Thanks,
Rosemary
The soup sounds like a winner, am wondering how the green apple tastes in it. Will have to give it a whirl!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Jane
Now that is a lovely dilemma ... where to put such very beautiful things! I am sure your sure and practiced eye will guide you well. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteCass
Same here at this house! I don't even want to think about the dust!!!
ReplyDeleteDear Mary,
ReplyDeleteI have been away far, far too long. My apologies. First, I must say that I love your new banner. Did Mary from Isabella's Closet design it? Whoever did, bravo!
I have to tell you, your latest comment on my blog just blew me away. You are so good at boosting someone's confidence when it is low. (But you are far too generous in your praise.) Anyway, I am going to flatter you now (and very truthfully) and tell you that your still lifes/vignettes are incredible and fit for any shelter magazine in the country. Tell me, has your photography/home beeen featured in any magazine? If not, they should be!