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Vegetable Soup

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                Vegetable-soup

Vegetable soup:

One onion, two turnips, a bunch of carrots, two leeks, a few collard leaves, one potato, the heart of the celery, two cups of white wine (one to drink and one for the pot,) a few sage leaves… water to cover.

Bring to a rapid boil and then simmer.

When the vegtables are tender blend them smooth, even until creamy as velvet.

Serve several different hunks of cheese: Roquefort, St Loup, Marcellian and Comte.

Loaves of crusty bread.

Order if you can a cold, cold, cold day.

A good book and a hand made blanket to wrap around your knees.

A roaring fire, music and the twinkling of stars in the evening sky.

Lovely weekend.

Note:  As we do not have a TV (by choice) I have never watched Seinfield. Today while looking up "soup" on YOU TUBE I found this clip…Man, did I miss out of some good soup or what?

Seinfield's Soup!

MN sent me this clip: A French Seinfield: La Soupe aux Choux.

Comments

34 responses to “Vegetable Soup”

  1. Jeanne

    I love you darling one………….
    You are Soup D Jour everyday
    I love you

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  2. Shannon

    No soup for you!

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  3. Britt-Arnhild

    I never watch TV either, books, music, silence are always better 🙂
    No soup for me yet, my husband and youngest daughter are out to buy the Christmas tree. I am cleaning the house and decorating with old and new memories. Plan to make pizza tonight and sit in front of the fire. Then it is my time to wrap in a handsewn quilt and read an old Christmas book.
    Have a great day.

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  4. Marie-Noëlle

    A home-made soup – for 1 or 2 or more !- is always so delicious and appreciated !!!

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  5. le petit cabinet de curiosites

    A vegetable soup before christmas that is the BEST THING AND MEAL I’ve never thought !!!
    With the weather outside with blanket , a very nice sup of tea , and may be some macarons

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  6. Darla

    Sounds perfect to me. I’m a soup fan and thought the Seinfield soup episodes were hilarous.
    Darla

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  7. carolyn

    Simply love vegetable soup, my fav is Bonne Femme (well that’s what we call it) equla qtys of carrot, potato and leek, lovely. Made my year when my middle son asked for it for his special birthday lunch. Anyway enough of soup and birthdays I just popped by to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
    Carolyn x

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  8. Ellen Cassilly

    Lovely soup. Yesterday mine was butternut squash ginger soup with bits of pear sprinkled on top. We are off to PA to visit F’s family but this morning we are having our own private groundbreaking cerimony for the new house. I’ll send pics. Ellen

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  9. delphine

    yum yum!
    oh i don’t think i could have ever lived without seinfeld! 🙂
    delphine

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  10. Becca

    Merry, Merry Christmas, Corey … I hope you and your family will have a wonderful holiday together. Your blog has been a gift and an inspiration to me all year.

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  11. Miss Sandy

    My favorite of your soup ingredients are the roaring fire, warm blanket, and a good book. I could never convince my family to give up TV, I however, rarely watch it. I have never seen Seinfeld either. Have a lovely weekend!
    Miss Sandy

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  12. the farmer’s wife

    Soup – yes! I’m going to make Artichoke & Blue Cheese Bisque for Christmas dinner. Have a very Merry Christmas! Thanks for including the Seinfeld soup clip.

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  13. My Melange

    Corey,
    It just so happens that Seinfeld is one of our favorite shows 🙂 Those soup episodes were hysterical!!! Your recipe looks delicious…both for the soup and how to enjoy it 😉

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  14. cruststation

    A hearty soup by the fire on a cold day…that’s heaven!

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  15. Marva Plummer-Bruno

    Corey – this sounds wonderfully relaxing, as I prepare to go to the mall with my daughters, the weekend before Christmas. :O Marva

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  16. deirdre

    Hmm. Sounds like something I need to plan for tomorrow. Have a wonderful evening.

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  17. beachy

    Smart move not having a TV!!! They can become a bad influence for mind-numbing entertainment (YES, I have a TV)! LOL My husband’s mother never allowed a TV in the house when he and my BIL grew up, and hubby is now a VERY avid reader. =)

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  18. Di Overton

    Merry Christmas Corey. Have a wonderful time. Never mind the TV it’s all c*!p anyway 🙂

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  19. Frieda

    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND WISH YOU THE BEST 2008!
    XOXOX

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  20. lilie

    Hi Corey,
    It’s always nice to hear about fellow non-TV-watchers. Though Seinfeld was definitely my favorite show growing up. “No soup for you!” is still a catchphrase in my family 🙂

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  21. martina

    Perfect day to make soup here. It is very cold and rainy outside, all of the Christmas shopping and wrapping is done. The French clip was hysterical, even though I am not fluent in French it was easily understandable.

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  22. jzr

    It’s a soup day here today! Time to put the pot on!!

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  23. Betty C.

    I’m all for the soup. But why not opera? I think it goes pretty well with soup myself…

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  24. Alice

    Soup, soup, soup! I love soup! Nothing better than a big bowl of wonderful soup on a cold night! And, Corey…congratulations on your article in ‘Victoria’! Wonderful, just wonderful! Wishing you and your family a most wonderfully happy holiday!

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  25. Shelley

    the soup nazi “NO SOUP FOR YOU!” too funny…

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  26. Sheila

    My favourite winter meal, chunky home made soup, a good cheese, and fresh crusty bread..!
    Love and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
    hugs
    Sheila
    xx

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  27. Rosemary

    OMG Corey,
    That is a classic Seinfeld episode.
    You did miss out on that one.
    I love making homemade soup for dinner.
    Sounds good on a cold day.
    Rosemary

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  28. Abbie

    Bonjour Corey!
    That sounds like the perfect recipe for New Hampshire, too.. Enjoy!
    ♥ Abbie

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  29. AmandaMay

    That sounds like the absolutely perfect day.

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  30. Barbara

    Corey, I hope you don’t mind but I had to comment on my blog about your Seinfeld Soup.
    b

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  31. tlchang

    Sounds heavenly. And such a beautiful photo – makes me want to paint rather than cook. Those yummy-looking creamy turnips…

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  32. noura

    the soup recipe sounds very tasty!!
    lazy weekend ahead inside where it is cozy and warm, leaving the freezing provence winter out!
    i could use a cup of soup like this one.
    valley temperatures are dropping!!
    no tv?? how remarkable corey!!

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  33. AnnieElf

    Ummmmmmmmm, warm and cozy. A perfect evening.

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  34. susanna

    Perfect.

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