It is so cold outside…0 degrees…but feels like a balmy 26 below with the wind chill.
Schools are closed…I’ve decided to work from home (because my boss is just that nice!) because I just don’t want to go outside.
Hmmm…dinner…
On a “normal” cold day I would have fun looking at soup recipes in my cookbooks and then happily shop for every last ingredient.
Today I don’t even want to open the door, not to mention actually going to the store – so to the pantry I go!
Vegetable stock – ok, that’s a start.
Do we have the makings for a mirepoix? Yes!
What other veggies do we have…?
About a 1/3 of a butternut squash
a can of tomatoes
potatoes… scratch the potatoes… save those for a day when I have fennel and leeks
Ok….olive oil for the sauteeing…wait – we have bacon!
This is a nice start but it seems too bland…over to the spice rack…
I wasn’t quite sure how it would turn out…too simple…too “tastes like i just threw a bunch of stuff into the pot”…
I was so pleasantly surprised by the end result – complex, layered flavors in a wholesome soup! Sweet from the carrots and butternut squash, smoky from the bacon and paprika, a slight spice from the Espelette…
Definitely writing this recipe down!
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