Comments on: New CookBookSlut Essay http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/09/09/new-cookbookslut-essay/ Life, Literature, and the Subversive Power of Living Small Thu, 10 May 2012 18:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: cmf http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/09/09/new-cookbookslut-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-40344 cmf Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:23:00 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/?p=1169#comment-40344 I was dubious too -- it's good though! I have to admit, I like to add some carrot, and sometimes some ham ... but it's one of those basic soups that you can play with forever ... I was dubious too — it’s good though! I have to admit, I like to add some carrot, and sometimes some ham … but it’s one of those basic soups that you can play with forever …

]]> By: Jennifer http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/09/09/new-cookbookslut-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-40343 Jennifer Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:53:16 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/?p=1169#comment-40343 The first time I cooked a ham and bean soup -- using the ham remains from Christmas dinner + dried beans + water, basically -- I felt like I'd performed a miracle. I just found it so amazing that leftovers mixed with dried beans could, with a day of simmering, transform into something so delicious. I'll have to try Julia's leek & potato soup. I make that kind of soup all the time, but I use boxed vegetable broth and (it's true!) bacon slices. I'm dubious that water alone will make a tasty soup -- but I'll try it! The first time I cooked a ham and bean soup — using the ham remains from Christmas dinner + dried beans + water, basically — I felt like I’d performed a miracle. I just found it so amazing that leftovers mixed with dried beans could, with a day of simmering, transform into something so delicious.

I’ll have to try Julia’s leek & potato soup. I make that kind of soup all the time, but I use boxed vegetable broth and (it’s true!) bacon slices. I’m dubious that water alone will make a tasty soup — but I’ll try it!

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