tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post834370691394692069..comments2024-01-05T04:39:29.978-08:00Comments on Gild the (Voodoo)lily: Minestra al pomodoro e pestoHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-25845722752054875272009-01-09T18:40:00.000-08:002009-01-09T18:40:00.000-08:00Peter - 10C? That's just nonsense. Oh wait, that's...Peter - 10C? That's just nonsense. Oh wait, that's only like 50. That's what we have!<BR/><BR/>Jonny - Amy's a lucky girl. ;)<BR/><BR/>Lo - There's something about duff, isn't there?<BR/><BR/>Courtney - That's because my white balance is off. :P<BR/><BR/>Amy - I made it fresh the day before. Plus, arugula pesto doesn't seem to oxidize the way basil pesto does.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-11472291702600571912009-01-09T14:18:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:18:00.000-08:00mmmmm. so the snow's over? good for you.damn that...mmmmm. so the snow's over? good for you.<BR/><BR/>damn that pesto looks thick. it looks fresh too. i take it you had frozen it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-84952573239916459542009-01-09T11:25:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:25:00.000-08:00Nice picture and soup.It makes me warmer looking a...Nice picture and soup.It makes me warmer looking at it.glamah16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16724763173861801914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-31967494776147778912009-01-09T10:40:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:40:00.000-08:00Mmm. Warm compost.I could snuggle up into that.Oh,...Mmm. Warm compost.<BR/>I could snuggle up into that.<BR/><BR/>Oh, yeah -- great soup too :)Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627131190832189839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-76733904397015380302009-01-09T10:20:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:20:00.000-08:00I wonder if Les Heretiques (the Cathars) ate soup ...I wonder if Les Heretiques (the Cathars) ate soup with sausage before their (ultimately unsuccessful) final battle with the Albigensians? (yes, nerd alert...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-7461696210849567442009-01-09T08:58:00.000-08:002009-01-09T08:58:00.000-08:00Any weather report that predicts it will be below ...Any weather report that predicts it will be below 10C, and soup's on.<BR/><BR/>The tortellini in here makes this a meal.Peter Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907758539058786065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-44029491838309607092009-01-09T08:32:00.000-08:002009-01-09T08:32:00.000-08:00Finny - Love yours too! Thanks for the visit.Fran ...Finny - Love yours too! Thanks for the visit.<BR/><BR/>Fran - Me too! Especially since it tends to be a little lower in calories. :)<BR/><BR/>Alicia - I am the proper vintage! I'm so glad that you got the reference. :)<BR/><BR/>Sketti - It's pasta and sausage. What's not to love?<BR/><BR/>Maryann - It sure was! :DHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-65336010833634293062009-01-09T05:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T05:49:00.000-08:00Wow! That's a lot of flavor in one bowl!Wow! That's a lot of flavor in one bowl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-12530321248129305982009-01-09T04:18:00.000-08:002009-01-09T04:18:00.000-08:00Despite appearances on my blog, I'm not really tha...Despite appearances on my blog, I'm not really that into soup. It's probably not that into me, either, but I'm not fussed.<BR/><BR/>This, however, strikes me as yummy Italian bits and pieces with some tasty liquid around the edges.<BR/><BR/>If it qualifies as soup, then I think I've just become a soup lover. Yes, I know I'm fickle. I'm a girl. It comes with the territory.aforkfulofspaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303046899595697854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-70540816640090588232009-01-09T03:05:00.000-08:002009-01-09T03:05:00.000-08:00Thank god - a woman who is the right vintage to re...Thank god - a woman who is the right vintage to remember the Cranberries!Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-38733742425916389782009-01-08T20:00:00.000-08:002009-01-08T20:00:00.000-08:00I could live on soup during the Winter!!I could live on soup during the Winter!!kikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452557782481810014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-27386316680963911912009-01-08T19:47:00.000-08:002009-01-08T19:47:00.000-08:00I hear ya! We made Tortilla Soup to celebrate the ...I hear ya! We made Tortilla Soup to celebrate the floods up here in Seattle. Your Minestra looks killer. Love the blog!<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>FinnyLangdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-42158490427548132672009-01-08T18:35:00.000-08:002009-01-08T18:35:00.000-08:00Elra - Not that I'm judging, but I personally coul...Elra - Not that I'm judging, but I personally could never do that. Omit the sausage, that is.<BR/><BR/>Nathan - Maybe you should just copy and paste that crowd-pleaser into a blogpost. :D<BR/><BR/>Núria - I would probably eat three bowls of your soup, too.<BR/><BR/>Jube - It's still the difference between dinner in 30 minutes or an hour and a half. Zombie.<BR/><BR/>Christine - Well thanks for finally coming out of lurkdom. :)<BR/><BR/>Brookie - Oh, no, honey those are my <I>pasta</I> bowls. I just use them for I-talian food. (I love brocade wallpaper, shag carpet and those giant wine jugs with plants growing inside them.)<BR/><BR/>Jube - In your head. In your head. Zombie. Zombie. Zombie-ie-ie.<BR/><BR/>Cookie - I always think of February-March as risotto weather. Maybe it's the peas and asparagus.<BR/><BR/>Matt - Ours is getting a bit moldy, but the standing water is gone. Gotta love 100 year-old houses in the PNW.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-14214428033723050712009-01-08T15:55:00.000-08:002009-01-08T15:55:00.000-08:00I'll take a bowl of it please. Rain is awesome. Fl...I'll take a bowl of it please. <BR/>Rain is awesome. Floods. At least my basement is now at the right humidity for charcuterie though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-48119900720422977942009-01-08T13:56:00.000-08:002009-01-08T13:56:00.000-08:00What's risotto weather?We just went through cheese...What's risotto weather?<BR/>We just went through cheese fondue weather, and it worked.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-27732275538224904802009-01-08T13:16:00.000-08:002009-01-08T13:16:00.000-08:00BEEEEEAAAAAANNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSS.......BEEEEEAAAAAANNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSS.......peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189314044617829401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-72912882071084486682009-01-08T12:59:00.000-08:002009-01-08T12:59:00.000-08:00I'll take grey over that white bullshit any day of...I'll take grey over that white bullshit any day of the goddamn week. Though now we're waterlogged instead of blizzarded. God I love it here.<BR/><BR/>I dig your soup bowls. They remind me of my grandma's uber-70s-chic fuzzy wallpaper and shag carpeting.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for shunning the beans. Those are the worst part of minestrone soup.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321047557924959790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-8162662801594175902009-01-08T12:21:00.000-08:002009-01-08T12:21:00.000-08:00I've been checking out your site for quite the whi...I've been checking out your site for quite the while (don't think I've commented before)...and well, it has to be said, I want to move in with you. <BR/><BR/>Really. This website makes me want to leave work this instant and go home and make something delicious. ThanksChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530892587771136443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-86761598446848144972009-01-08T09:46:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:46:00.000-08:00I agree about everything except the beans. Now th...I agree about everything except the beans. Now that you have a pressure cooker, there's no excuse...<BR/><BR/>(In best vegetarian zombie voice) "BEEEAAAAAANNNNSSSSS......."peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189314044617829401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-60363862480000365602009-01-08T09:21:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:21:00.000-08:00Soups are my kind of dish in winter! I LOVE them!!...Soups are my kind of dish in winter! I LOVE them!!! My husband's oldest daughter was having lunch here the other day... she ate 4 dishes of my Xmas soup... he, he... I was soooo happy!<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow will snow here, can you believe that? I'll see what I find in my fridge ;DNúriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022880640891451797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-73376607477540562092009-01-08T08:57:00.000-08:002009-01-08T08:57:00.000-08:00I’m with you on the soup-kick (doing a synchronize...I’m with you on the soup-kick (doing a synchronized kick like a Radio City Rockette); however, NW Ohio is snowed in and ass-numbing cold and soup seems appropriate. <BR/><BR/>Last night’s soup was an adaptation of my crowd-pleasing Calabrese-style gnocchi. I started with onion, lightly sautéed in butter, then garlic, and some dried oregano. Right at the end of sautéing, I added a tablespoon of flour to make roux. Then, a quart of frozen turkey stock (I love the many uses), and a quart of tomatoes with basil, some lazy-cook shreds of Parm & Romano blend from a bag, a couple healthy shakes of ground cayenne, and enough milk to make it look creamy and delicious; blended it all with my plunge-mixer. In went cubed, left-over tomato-pesto chicken and imported commercial gnocchi from Trader Giotto’s (I prefer my own homemade, but keep a package or two on hand for moments like these). Adjusted the flavor with s&p and let it simmer for a few. Ladled it into large bowls and topped it with shredded farmer’s cheese from Heini’s in, Ohio’s Amish Country, and pleased the crowd.Nathan Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106871783506177710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-82661012897423146592009-01-08T08:41:00.000-08:002009-01-08T08:41:00.000-08:00Omit the sausages? oh dear, not for me thanks! I l...Omit the sausages? oh dear, not for me thanks! I love them and I shall eat them too.<BR/>Soup always sounds so good in winter.<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>ElraDewihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042444512389457494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-64775257101209685932009-01-08T08:10:00.000-08:002009-01-08T08:10:00.000-08:00Brittany - These look like they're from the hot la...Brittany - These look like they're from the hot lava level in Super Mario Brothers.<BR/><BR/>Valli - Like Brittany said, it's good to be back in the mid-double digits for weather again. :)<BR/><BR/>Alicia - I can't not put tortellini in minestrone. It's too good.<BR/><BR/>Mark - Oh yes I did. Hey, and besides, between all the holidays we're eating cookies, turkey and casserole for like two months. In a month it'll finally be risotto weather.<BR/><BR/>Judy - The leftovers are the best part. :)<BR/><BR/>Rachel - I pity the vegetarian fighting a zombie.<BR/><BR/>CAtherine - You are such a badass. I want YOU on MY team in the apocalypse!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-90373828087745683342009-01-08T06:59:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:59:00.000-08:00That's right, sistah! Eat meat and fight the damn...That's right, sistah! Eat meat and fight the damn zombies! I want you on my team! And bring this soup! <BR/>btw...I'm taking a "concealed weapons course" next week so I can pack heat! Pity the poor zombie foo!Catherine Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095969173887557939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-79130139608086657072009-01-08T06:53:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:53:00.000-08:00My favorite part of this post:"I wanted a minestro...My favorite part of this post:<BR/><BR/>"I wanted a minestrone-type affair, but don't really care about beans enough to make room for them among the sausage and tortellini... But everyone knows that vegetarians will lose the fight against the zombies when the end times come, so you may as well start building your strength and perfecting your aim.<BR/><BR/>Let's hear it for more tortellini and sausage!The Short (dis)Order Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510572788683143569noreply@blogger.com