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Soup’s On!
Posted on October 20th, 2009 2 commentsTuesday, October 6, 2009
I have been thinking alot lately about comfort food. What does that mean ? For much of my life, food has not given me comfort. I have had ( and still have moments of) a very UNcomfortable relationship with food. It has seemed more like my enemy. Comfort is an emotion and food at its worst, has been a vehicle for numbing anything I might have been feeling. I found some interesting research here. It has taken me many years of therapy, many wonderful meals with loving friends, and my work as a personal chef to get to the point where I can actually enjoy eating, that I can love something I am eating, that I can feel some comfort from it. Soup is one of those things. Since I am basically non dairy, I enjoy “creamy” soups made from coconut milk. The subtitle of this post could be the evolution of a recipe. In my wanderings around the internet, I found this blog and recipe, which was inspired by someone else’s recipe and blog. Of course, I made adaptations and now it is something completely different but related. Sort of like me and some of my family!
Coconut Milk Winter Squash soup4 c water1 T vegetable bouillion1 can coconut milk1 chopped onion1 T finely chopped fresh ginger1 T finely chopped lemongrass ( I recently found a jarred variety!)2 cloves garlic, minceds and p to taste1 c or so of cubed winter squash ( I used Green Kuri)large handful of chopped kalehandful of chopped celery2 c chopped cooked chickenI had some already roasted chicken, so this came together quickly. Put everything together in a large saucepan and cook until vegetables are tender. ( about 10 minutes)Hearty, Healthy, Comforting.2 responses to “Soup’s On!”
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I left a comment on the old blog … then read that you’d moved to WordPress. I did that too, a while back — Gabe is helping both of us make websites through WP. I like it much better. Anyway, just wanted to say again how cool it is to see your blog, Charity, and this recipe (!) yummmmmm! I’m going to make it or ask Timo to make it. Sounds like just the thing for my recovery.
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Maureen October 22nd, 2009 at 01:40