Showing posts with label onion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label onion. Show all posts

Monday, September 7, 2009

Tomato Bisque ~

This
Tomato Bisque
is so yummy~
Remember this cookbook that I won
from Tracie over at My Petite Maison ?
{the photo below is from the book}
This is the first recipe I made out of this cookbook.
I made it for our lunch today and it was
definitely a hit with hubby and I.
I will most certainly be making it again.
Next time I will plan better
and purchase some crusty bread to go with it. Since I didn't plan very well,
we only had garlic bread on hand.
It was okay, but I would prefer the crusty french bread
with it next time. lol

Tomato Bisque
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 and 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh dill, plus more for garnish
2 lbs. heirloom tomatoes, chopped
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth (I used chicken)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 and 1/4 cups heavy cream
2/3 cup half-and-half
1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup honey
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

In a large nonreactive pot, melt 6 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat and saute the onion and the 1 and 1/2 teaspoons dill until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and broth, bring to a simmer, and remove from the heat.

In a small saucepan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat and add the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for 3 minutes without browning. Add the cream and half-and-half and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the parsley and honey. Remove from the heat. Using an immersion blender, stand blender, or food processor, puree the cream mixture with the tomato-broth mixture ( in batches, if necessary ). Return the blended soup to the same pot, reheat over low heat, and season with salt and pepper.

To serve , ladle into warmed shallow soup bowls and garnish with dill.
Serves 6 to 8

Enjoy !
Blessings~

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Summer Grillin' ~

I love summer if for no other reason than for GRILLING ~
Opps...somehow this one snuck in here and it is
NOT
grilled...but I do love it~
One of my favorite summer go to meals...
Linguini (can use thin spaghetti also), onions, garlic,
tomatoes, basil, parmesean cheese and olive oil
LOVE IT~
Now can I say that my husband is the
BEST GRILLER ever~
He made this wonderful chicken on the grill
(he laid a tinfoil covered brick on top of it to flatten it)
and it was the best I have ever had. So juicy and just perfect~
Summer squash...another fabulous item for grilling. I was never a fan , but I could eat it about every day now... Well maybe not quite , but almost~ Delicious potatoes... My son-in-law made these huge steaks for hubby and himself when we were at their house a few weeks ago . Hubby thought he died and went to heaven! This was my meal at my daughters. Grilled corn on the cob, chicken and cheesy potatoes... So good!

Do you grill out in the summer? Do you have any favorite things you love to grill? Who does the grilling? My husband has always done the grilling here. I have not even attempted it since he has perfected it !

Blessings~