This Friday, Dorie has us cheating on winter with Cheating on Winter Pea Soup - but it ain't winter here, so I couldn't demonstrate my infidelity to the seasons. The day that I made this soup (well, the Thursday night before reveal) was 32 degrees (86F) outside.
I was a little reticent about this one - as you know, I am not a soup fan. But again, this soup surprised me, and I quite liked it. I made a half recipe using half frozen and half canned peas (because that is what I had about the house). I had no issues with blending the soup because I just blitzed it in my little-used blender - I had more technical issues with the blender's safety lock than with the soup.
It isn't easy being green, especially this olive hue, but don't be fooled - this plain Jane soup is quite delicious.
I also finally got around to making the herb-speckled spaetzle from early January:
I enjoyed this dish but without a spaetzle maker, it is a real pain to make - I thought my left arm was going to fall off as I pressed the dough tediously through a colander-spoon with my bare hand (which worked better than using a spoon). I served my spaetzle with beef stroganoff and green beans:
This was a pretty awesome meal.
To see what the Doristas thought about this week's soup, visit the LYL section of the website.
