03 October 2022

Wintertime foods

It might still be warm where you live, but here in the Loire Valley the weather is autumnal. Yesterday we made soupe à l'oignon gratinée for lunch. That's French onion soup. I made it with Mozzarella cheese because that's what we had in the refrigerator. It turned out good, if I do say so myself. The secrets to a good onion soup are tasty home-made broth and slow-cooked (stewed) onions. In this case I had a liter of chicken broth and a pound of yellow onions. That made two generous bowls of soup. By the way, the melted cheese is delicious too.



I'm still having a lot of trouble typing. It's amazing how debilitating an injured little finger on your non-dominant hand can be. I wonder how long this injury is going to take to heal.

7 comments:

  1. That soup looks utterly divine, perfect for the time of year.
    I hope your injured finger heals up soon. I did something similar donkeys years ago and still have the scar. Fingers do take a long time to heal up in my experience.

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  2. Thanks for the warning about healing time, Jean. For the soup, I was pleasantly surprised that the Mozarella was so good with it. I just read that the kind of Mozza I had is 'traditional' and saltier and less watery than the little round balls packed in water in plastic bags.

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  3. Onion soup and a glass of red in a cafe in Paris

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  4. That soup looks fabulous. I'm glad you're still able to cook, and type, even if it's a bit of a challenge.

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  5. That looks delicious, Ken. If you like carrots, we've recently enjoyed carrot and orange soup which was surprisingly good. Recipe online.

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  6. French Onion Soup! Perfect for the beginning of cooler days in autumn. Looks delicious. I can taste that browned mozzarella. One of my favorite soups. The first week after I injured my finger I was watching it each day. After that week, I rather forgot about it and soon it was history. I hope the same for you, Ken. We have a lot of nerve endings on the tips of our fingers the nurse told me so it is not unusual that we feel the pain for a while as it recovers.

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  7. I have a VERY soft spot for french onion soup - and that looks lovely. I've not tried mozzarella but it's a great idea, the strings of cheese must have been fab. Hope your finger heals up soon!

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