It's been raining for most of the morning, but boy, the winds are really starting to pick up now. I don't remember the last time the Northeast was under the direct path of a hurricane or tropical storm. It will be interesting to see how the garden holds up. I have a feeling my giant purple sprouting broccoli will be horizontal by the end of today. We don't expect too much damage in our area but I'm hoping that we won't lose electricity.
Whenever we're confronted with a major weather event, whether it be a winter blizzard or a summer thunderstorm, I always get the tremendous urge to make soup. This time around, I made two kinds - a tomato soup for Marc (using our homegrown heirloom tomatoes, celery, onions and carrots)...
...and a yummy sausage and lentil soup for me. I also made some garlic naan bread to go with our satisfying lunch (the recipe for which I'll post later this week).
I hope Irene doesn't do too much damage to your garden. The soups look amazing btw!
ReplyDeleteThinking about you guys. Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter lives in eastern/central PA and they had a few trees knocked down - one of which hit their shop. We are just glad no one was hurt and that the damage to the shop does not look too severe as it was a smallish tree.
ReplyDeleteThe soups look absolutely delicious. I want to shelter in place with you during the next storm and you get to cook! :D
Soup looks so yummy and can't wait for the recipe for the bread. Hoping the storm gives you minimal problems but the meantime HOLD ON TIGHT!!
ReplyDeleteThose soups look delicious. I was just outside in the storm. It wasn't too bad, but I had to shore up one of my bean supports. One of my peach trees is almost lying flat too. I'll have to deal with that tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the naan recipe!
ReplyDeleteThey both look DELICIOUS. What recipe do you use for the tomato soup? I had a delicious tomato bisque while in Belgium and have been trying to emulate it since.
ReplyDeleteSoup is one of those comfort foods.
ReplyDeleteYours look great. I hope the storm wasn't too hard on you all!
Any chance we could have the lentil soup recipe? Winter's coming and a hearty soup is great when it's well below zero air temp around here!
ReplyDeleteHope your gardens are OK! Those soups look wonderful! We are no where near your storms, but I made soup this weekend, too! Something in the air?
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see what the layout of your garden looks like. You have so much space! I'm jealous! Those soups look amazing! I should make a tomato soup! Love it.
ReplyDeleteIt is very fantastic and beautiful garden . The Sunday is a weekend day and that can be more enjoy with party in the garden and more beautiful garden.
ReplyDeleteThat stew looks amazing, it will definitely protect you from Irene! :)
ReplyDeleteMichelle and Lynn, I'll try to get around to posting recipes for both soups. My tomato soup pretty straight forward - I saute some diced onions, garlic, celery and carrots in some butter and then puree them in a blender with some chicken stock. Back into the pot it goes with fresh tomato puree and a bay leaf. I let it simmer for at least 30 minutes then season with some salt, pepper and a bit of sugar. This time around, I also added a tiny pinch of cumin and garnished with some basil. If I had thought of it, I would have added some cream at the end as well.
ReplyDeleteHope you made out ok with the storm, we had almost no rain, but a lot of wind and lost power for about 24 hours, which isn't bad at all compared to what others are still dealing with.
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