A Sage Idea

November 24th, 2008, photos, soup, Janaki, 0 Comments

If you, like me, live in the frozen tundra of the midwestern US, and you also happen to attempt growing things in your garden, now is a very sad time of year for you.  Chances are good you’ve watched first one, then another of your beloved plants die off, and you know that some of them aren’t going to come back again.

Depending on what you’ve planted, though, some plants are in fact enjoying this weather.  And will hang on for a little while longer before giving up the ghost.  My sage, as you can see above, is still going rather strong.  Which works out well, because this soup wouldn’t be the same without it.

You can’t get more basic than this: roast and season a butternut squash (I like a bit of thyme, salt, and pepper), cut into bits, cook in some water/veg broth/chicken broth, blitz with a stick blender, and season to taste.  Oh, and of course fry up some freshly bruised sage leaves in a little butter and cook them in the soup so you get that lovely sage flavor.  Have more sage on hand to garnish.  You could, of course, add a little cream in at the end…but with a texture that’s naturally creamy like this, why would you?

I like a bit of nutmeg in my soup, too…but don’t go too crazy with it, or it will take over faster than you can say “butternut squash.”  :9

Oh, you should also know that I took this photo, as I was in a bit of a hurry.  My apologies if it’s not up to the usual standards.

Let’s see. Cheetos, Ho-Hos, Rolos…

November 21st, 2008, slightly off-topic, Janaki, 0 Comments

O and S, eh?

It’s Friday, so it’s time for something tangentially related to food, yet slightly off-topic.   Fantastically brilliant idea found via Dia in Thailand.

New “Pushing Daisies” Blog and Welcome to Ed-Heads!

November 21st, 2008, admin, announcements, Janaki, 0 Comments

Pies!

I’m chock full of news today, so let’s get right to it:

• I’m now writing for a new Pushing Daisies-specific blog over here at
  Life. Death. And Life Again. Why does this matter to you? There’ll be recipes in it that tie into the show. Hope you’ll check it out!
• Hello to everyone visiting after hearing my rather unfortunately crackly call on The Ed Schultz Show today! Feel free to ask me any questions that you don’t see answered here on my site, and thank you for visiting! I hope if you’re in the Chicagoland area and like to eat, you’ll contact me!