OT - need a soup recipe

The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

Oh my, sounds dee-lish!
Waiting for that recipe!
aeromom

"Carolyn Wagner" wrote in message
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The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of
the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other
vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks
so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

"Carolyn Wagner" ) writes:
The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

Sounds like you are describing a hot version of Vichyssoise. I have
a recipe which has for ingredients butter, leeks, chicken stock, cream of
potato soup, milk and chopped chives.

--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.

The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!!


Carolyn, if you go to www.google.com and enter "potatoe leek soup recipe" you
will get a big bunch. Just read until you find one you like. Boo

http://www.epicurious.com/run/recipe...ES&course=SOUP
HTH
--
Juliet Anne Jones
Cat's Cradle Needleworks & Liberty Street Designs
www.catscradleneedleworks.com
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:16:42 -0400, "Carolyn Wagner"
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The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of
the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other
vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks
so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

Forgot to add, John Porter (Pat's husband) makes a good one.

"Carolyn Wagner" wrote in message ...
The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

8 potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 cups chicken broth
1 pound bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 leeks, sliced
1 cup heavy cream

Directions
1 In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring potatoes and chicken broth to
a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, place bacon in a
large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
Drain, reserving 3 tablespoons of grease and set aside. Sautee the
leeks in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 to 10
minutes.
2 When the potatoes are tender, stir in the fried leeks, heavy cream
and bacon. Stir to blend and remove from heat. Serve hot.

BTW, if you go to http://allrecipes.com and do a search, you'll find
more recipes. No affiliation with the site, I've just had great
culinary success there!
Lee

Yes, he sure does. It`s a very CASUAL recipe though - no need for exact
quantities. We usually use vegetable stock, and don`t use sour cream or any
other kind of cream (being weight and chloresterol concious) but again, it`s
optional. We often add a clove or three of garlic - also optional. Sweat
off the onions and leeks then simmer for a while with not too much
stock/water (you can always add more later) before adding the cubed
potatoes, then just simmer until the potatoes have become soft enough to
mash up. If you want a smooth soup, you whizz it through the blender -
there again it`s optional. We (or at least I!) prefer it still in
identifiable pieces. If it`s too thick, add stock/water. If it`s too thin
add more potato! It`s certainly the most friendly and adjustable soup to
make - not to mention quick and cheap! Well, Leeks are pretty cheap over
here, anyway. You do need to check it doesn`t stick and burn, though.

We also add a little grated carrot during the last few minutes, just for
colour and interest.

We always make masses at a time, and freeze some. Hmm - they say that
winter`s going to start here on Sunday - next week would be a very good time
for our next batch! It`s one of my most favourite meals - with a chunk or
two of crisp French stick! You`ve done it now - John will be nagged
unmercifully until he makes some more.

Pat P


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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:16:42 -0400, "Carolyn Wagner"
wrote:

The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of
the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other
vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks
so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

Forgot to add, John Porter (Pat's husband) makes a good one.

Mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm does that sound good - okay if I pop over for a bowl or
three .... maybe that would be the cure for what is ailing this old crochety
body of mine.

Sharon (N.B.)
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"Pat Porter" wrote in message
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Yes, he sure does. It`s a very CASUAL recipe though - no need for exact
quantities. We usually use vegetable stock, and don`t use sour cream or
any
other kind of cream (being weight and chloresterol concious) but again,
it`s
optional. We often add a clove or three of garlic - also optional. Sweat
off the onions and leeks then simmer for a while with not too much
stock/water (you can always add more later) before adding the cubed
potatoes, then just simmer until the potatoes have become soft enough to
mash up. If you want a smooth soup, you whizz it through the blender -
there again it`s optional. We (or at least I!) prefer it still in
identifiable pieces. If it`s too thick, add stock/water. If it`s too
thin
add more potato! It`s certainly the most friendly and adjustable soup to
make - not to mention quick and cheap! Well, Leeks are pretty cheap over
here, anyway. You do need to check it doesn`t stick and burn, though.

We also add a little grated carrot during the last few minutes, just for
colour and interest.

We always make masses at a time, and freeze some. Hmm - they say that
winter`s going to start here on Sunday - next week would be a very good
time
for our next batch! It`s one of my most favourite meals - with a chunk or
two of crisp French stick! You`ve done it now - John will be nagged
unmercifully until he makes some more.

Pat P


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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:16:42 -0400, "Carolyn Wagner"
wrote:

The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of
the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has
potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other
vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks

so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

Forgot to add, John Porter (Pat's husband) makes a good one.

Mmmmm, never thought of adding bacon, but that sure sounds good! This is the
perfect weekend to make this as it is supposed to be below freezing the next
couple of nights. Can't wait to get it simmering!

Thanks a lot, everyone!
Carolyn
"Lee" wrote in message
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"Carolyn Wagner" wrote in message
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The ideal fall/winter night of stitching starts with a nice bowl of
potato/leek soup, and I cannot find my recipe!!! I know the majority of
the
ingredients but feel better having the recipe close by. It has potatoes,
leeks, chopped onions, chicken broth and sour cream but no other
vegetables.
By reading some of the other posts, I know you are all excellent cooks
so
I am hoping someone can help me!

TIA,
Carolyn

8 potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 cups chicken broth
1 pound bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 leeks, sliced
1 cup heavy cream

Directions
1 In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring potatoes and chicken broth to
a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, place bacon in a
large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
Drain, reserving 3 tablespoons of grease and set aside. Sautee the
leeks in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 to 10
minutes.
2 When the potatoes are tender, stir in the fried leeks, heavy cream
and bacon. Stir to blend and remove from heat. Serve hot.

BTW, if you go to http://allrecipes.com and do a search, you'll find
more recipes. No affiliation with the site, I've just had great
culinary success there!
Lee

Your winter well could start Sunday. This is the first morning it
has felt nippy here. Temperature dropped to below 10C

Sheena

Instead of nippy, my daughter calls that kind of weather "nippley" -- now does
that evoke an image or what?

Jere