Ease into Fennel

We are back from Germany, and after all that bread and sausage eating, its time for some low-fat food. This soup is the first thing I’ve cooked in over two weeks, and it is uber low-fat, and very flavorful. I googled carrot and fennel soup and came across quite a few, but decided on this one (with a few minor changes) from Orangette, a fabulous, fabulous food blog.

Most people don’t know what fennel is… I actually had someone stop me in the grocery store, asking me what this strange bulbous veggie in my shopping cart is. It seems people either love or hate fennel. It has a slight licorice flavor, and a wonderful crunch when eaten raw. Its fabulous thinly sliced in a salad. This soup has a combination of carrot and fennel, but the fennel definitely plays a supporting role in this soup, as the sweet carrot flavor really shines. Give fennel a chance!

I will warn you, however, this soup tastes (and is) very healthy. Although I liked the soup, Stephan didn’t care for it, and said it tasted like baby food! Gotta love brutal honesty!
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January 10, 2008 | Filed Under Soup, Vegetarian

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Dreary Days = Soup

I’ve been up in North Florida at St George Island with the family for the past few days, just relaxing and fishing.  I just came home to rainy and dreary weather here in South Florida. Since it actually dipped below 80 degrees, I was in the mood for a bit o’ soup.  One of my most favorite soups is Pasta Fagioli.  It’s an incredibly easy and quick cooking soup, and is made from basic ingredients I usually have in my pantry.  There are many, many different recipes for this soup, some adding marinara, some adding Italian meatballs…  I don’t add either of those.  I’ve been tweaking it a bit each time I make it, and this last time was just perfect.  My secret (which is now no longer a secret) is to puree half of the white beans.
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September 27, 2007 | Filed Under Italian, Soup, Vegetarian

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