I gotta admit, man, that looked outstanding.

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Well, to start with Arborio rice, needed for risotto is expensive. That recipe you linked the video to is a must-do, much like my gumbo and beignets were a must-do over the summer. Can't wait but Christmas is in the way right now.

I understand. We just try to move one another up a notch. Bam!

That's kinda' the idea in here. Or at least, that's the way it's been going.

This post immediately jolted my mind to Marcel Proust. It reminds me of his writing about the "episode of the madeleine."

How often would you use that to 1) justify the expense 2) have to toss out due to shelf life being up? It's 16 ozs.

Is it possible to that in bulk anywhere so you can control your quantity and freshness?

what are your guys fav soups to make this time of year? type that fills the room with such aroma's that make your greatest grannies knees buckle

Chicken and Dumplings

I don't do a lot of soups, but I do love chili, stews, and chicken and dumplings.

I made a big batch of turkey, vegetable rice soup after Thanksgiving. I make chicken soup relatively often otherwise.
I make a really good Italian lentil soup with tomatoes and escarole. It's garlicky.
Italian wedding soup. I do mine with rice though.
I've made avgolemono soup, but usually in spring.

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I've made creamy mushroom soup once.
I've made tomato soup, a chicken tortilla, a cauliflower, a vichyssoise, and minestrone once as well.

I make Italian beef stew in winter. Does that count?

I make the lentil soup the most often, especially in winter. Cooks quick.

Green pea and ham and 12 -15 bean soup

If you dig on Thai curries like yellow, red or green.....they're actually REALLY cheap and easy to get started making.

Couple cans of coconut milk
Couple heaping tablespoons of curry paste
A Lil brown sugar
A Lil oyster sauce
Some chicken
Cubed yukon gold or other yummy tater
Some onions


Just start by mixing a couple tbs of the paste into two cans of coconut milk...mix in 2 tbs of brown sugar, and a splash of oyster sauce....

Mix it all up and simmer the potatoes and onions for a Lil bit, then throw in the chicken...simmer till chicken is done & potatoes cubes are fork tender

Serve over jasmine rice or whatever rice you like


Make it once a week, tweek it...add fresh herbs ...change up amounts...try other veggies..etc.

Make it a staple in your life


Mmmmmmm

Really, man, there's lots of stuff in here that isn't gourmet food. But some of us do cook complex recipes - not every day or even every week. The Massaman is one of the things I've been trying because I'm so flummoxed by my inability to get it like the restaurants.

But you want something easy and good? I made this slow cooker milk braised pork a couple weeks ago, and it was outstanding.

http://thegoldjellybean.com/2012/03/...ker-style.html

Lentil
Bean
Split pea
French onion
Chicken over egg noodles
Chicken & dumpling

Oh yeah, I made a white bean soup once. Think it was called Tuscan White Bean. I need to make this again. It was good.