Based on a dish that was once used to feed army battalions, vichyssoise was popularized by Julia Child, who once said it was her favorite soup. It bewitched a young Anthony Bourdain and turned him into a foodie. It’s like a thin version of buttered, creamy mashed potatoes, flavored with onions and leeks. And who wouldn’t want to consume bowl after bowl of that?
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Leave that crust in the dust
Download: word.doc here | Image file here | Return to Editor’s Lounge I love pumpkin pie, but I hate making crust. And I will gladly spend more time not making a crust than I would have spent making it. I’ll make pumpkin souffle, pumpkin pudding cups, or some other crust-free…
Liking Them Apples
Download: word.doc here | Image file here | Return to Editor’s Lounge For the candy industry, Halloween is like Christmas. The five biggest candy shopping days of the year are all in October, as All Hallows’ Eve sells more candy than any other holiday. Before being co-opted by big sugar…