Back on Track

First - THANK YOU for all the support when I was having a difficult time earlier this week.  I'm rarely so down and out - I don't have a lot of coping skills for that sort of thing :-)

The good news is that I seem to have passed through that storm (with your encouragement and a small injection of cash from my loving husband) - and everything is a little more manageable now. 

I sent my husband some recipes and articles I thought he'd enjoy from some of the food blogs I read.  Here is part of his reply I got this morning regarding a vegan herbed creamy Cauliflower soup I sent him:

Thanks for the recipes. Did you know : in the classic french cuisine is a creme of cauliflower soup? The name is" Creme Dubarry". Madame Dubarry was a mistress of Ludwig XIV, the Sun King. She thought cauliflower would be an aphrodisiac. That is why the soup was served quite often. If it has worked in the expected way is nowhere mentioned.

This man was, truly, made for me..... :-)

Today I'm working a little overtime as well as Sunday (half day) and Monday (coming in early).  I can use the extra $$$.

I'm starting some spinach seeds indoors - it's the last cool weather item.  I start them inside because, for some reason, I can't get spinach to germinate outside - it's weird.  In two weeks I will start warm season stuff (cukes, butternut and zucchini squash, okra, eggplant, etc.)  These I start inside to get a jump on spring (it goes from frigid to blossom dropping hot fast here - so you have to cheat a little) 

That's it for now.

Food Post: What I've snagged lately from the Web or Podcasts

I haven't done one of these in awhile, but when Alexis asked for the link to the Cauliflower Soup recipe - I thought I'd pull together what I've seen lately to share.

This comes from the Lunchbox Bunch Blog:  Creamy Herbed Cauliflower Soup
It says it's "Organic" in the title, but that would be only if you used all organic ingredients.  I like creamy soups very much, and this sounds delicious.  I'll try it while the weather is on the chilly side still.

Here is an entry also from Lunchbox Bunch blog on tips and advice on Tofu
This is an outstanding reference article.  Gives you the techniques and tricks to great results using Tofu. 

I Lurve Red Bell Peppers, and I saved this recipe to my memories lately at a definite "must try" 
Baked Peppers For A Summer Picnic (or Lunch)

I'm catching up on my Splendid Table Podcasts (they piled up since I was pre-occupied with weight loss and political casts).  If you don't already know about this podcast (and you love food) - you might be glad you checked it out.  You can listen at the website or you can download it to your iPod at iTunes.  Sometimes it's hard to believe some of these Podcasts are free (sometimes.....not). :-)  Anyway - - She interviewed the Lee Brothers regarding their, fairly, new book Simple, Fresh, Southern - and mentioned Radish Butter ,  Pickled Grapes, and Ginger Lemonade.  You can get tons of recipes from the Splendid Table website - all are dishes that were discussed on the shows.

I would like to get Marcel to write out the recipes for some of his dishes.  He makes a Chocolate Cheesecake that is so rich and delicious you feel like you've died and gone to heaven.  He's got quite a few sauces in his repertoire that are out of this world too - - and don't get me started on his salad dressings..............