Monday, November 16, 2009

Soup Weather

It's pretty much summer again here in Townsville, which means gorgeous blue skies, a bit more humidity and 30+ temperatures--which I love. But in the past few weeks we have had several 'unseasonably cool' days, some with rain. I realise that my perceptions of cold days are what others would consider balmy, but a high of 26 during the day is my idea of soup weather. Or at least, I realised it's the closest I'll get to soup weather for several months, so I may as well take advantage of it.

Soup weather + spring vegetables coming from the southern states = Potato-Asparagus Soup, from Vegan with a Vengeance.

This is a really satisfying recipe. It's thick and rich, but without any soy or even much fat. The creaminess comes from a potato, which gets blended. And the flavour comes almost solely from two very delious ingredients: asparagus (from Victoria) and dill (from my garden).

I think I was even wearing sweatpants while I made this.

4 comments:

Amy said...

Yum!

It was 31 degrees here today and I was complaining about the temperature - I'm a bad ex-Townsvillian.

Vaala ◪ said...

I like soup at all times of the year, even summer. It's comforting.

Liz Ranger (Bubble Tea for Dinner) said...

woot! sweatpants cooking! why does that soup look so refreshing, too?

Sylvia said...

Hmm.. I can't do soup when it's hot outside unless I'm really sick. But right now it's FREEEZING outside and this looks delicious! I think someone should write a book called "Sweatpants cooking!"

Sylvia
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