my cousin has promised to send her recipe for pretzel rolls soon, but i found a similar recipe on the internet and gave it a try today. i think my dough needed more flour. that aside, i loved the boiling baking soda bath process - part chem lab, part witch's cauldron, all giant mess. in fact, my entire kitchen is a bit of a mess now, but that's entirely the cook's fault.
white bean and broccoli slaw soup
saute 1 medium to large yellow onion, diced, gently in a bit of olive oil or butter to soften. add in 2 cloves garlic, minced. then add 1 c dried navy beans, rinsed and soaked, plus 4 c vegetable broth. cook for a while, depending on your beans. mine were ancient, so it took some time (~2 hours) to soften them up. at some point during the cooking, add 1/2 t herbes de provence, 1/2 t dill, 1 t kosher salt and 1/2 t white pepper. once the beans are softer, add in 1 12 oz package broccoli slaw, more salt (to taste) and some water, if your liquid level has reduced like mine did. i added about 1/2 t salt and 2 c water to cover all the ingredients. simmer another 30 minutes or so, then add 2 big handfuls of baby spinach, chopped, about 10 minutes from when you think it will all be done. i pureed mine because the broccoli slaw had some long strands, but the beans were so small; it just felt lopsided. topped with a little shredded cheese (butterkase) and pumpkin seed oil, it was pretty good. i could see using the broccoli slaw with some noodles (ramen?) to make a clear soup, but i was happy with the chunky puree here.
i've been fairly quiet lately, trying to cram and keep just enough information inside my head to get through the barzam next week. meanwhile, i have this sneaky suspicion that this year may be emotional. not necessarily bad or good, but emotional, and i'm not sure what to do with that. so i'll leave it there for now. meanwhile, ancient blind cat has been exploring more than she did when she could see. i found her on top of the shelf between the stove and the washer this morning, somewhat stuck and completely annoyed that i was not there to rescue her quickly enough.
anyhow, i found some lemon plums at the grocery and had to get one because it reminded me of a kewpie doll.
4 comments:
those pretzel rolls look great. i've only made pretzels a few times, but i agree, the bathing process was pretty neat.
the soup sounds like an interesting combo - i am not sure i would have thought to put the broccoli slaw with the beans.
I like the lemon plum pic, and the soup/rolls sound very good. ..momsie
The soup was an interesting combination and I might just have to experiment with that recipe. I have put together some combinations that sounded strange when I read the recipe but turned out to be quite tasty.
GmaH
Those pretzel rolls look so neat! I think we might have to try it.
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