C'est la Vie Cuisine

Bonjour my friends,

I just got back from a trip to visit family and friends. I love traveling, discovering new places and of course, spending time with good company. Good times with good company means good food and a lot of it! We went out to eat almost every day: breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, even ice-cream, you name it, we went out for it. So now that we are back home, it’s “cleansing” time. I went to the grocery store and bought a LOT of vegetables. Once I got home and realized how many vegetables I bought, I asked myself: “What am I going to do with all those veggies?” The answer:  A soup.

One of the “toys” I like to play with in my kitchen is the hand blender. I don’t know why I find it so amusing, but it’s one of those childish little pleasures that make cooking so much fun. For this recipe, I resisted the urge to use my hand blender and used my chef knife instead since the soup is a vegetable stew.

There are countless recipes for soups. I like this one because it’s easy, healthy and perfect for a cold evening at home.

Soupe du Jour – Soupe d’amour

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For 4 to 6 servings:

• 1 liter of vegetable broth
• 5 carrots
• 5 small potatoes
• 1/4 of a cauliflower
• 1 onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup of peas
• Water
• Salt, pepper and cumin

Cut vegetables. Put veggies in a big pot. Add vegetable broth. Add water to cover all veggies. Add salt pepper and cumin. Cook for 30 min or until cooked throughout.

Can be served with Cheese bread.

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Soupe du Jour – Soupe d’amour

Secret Ingredient: vegetable broth

Radio Station: Shakira. I’m working on synchronized veggies’ cutting and dancing in my kitchen.

Movie to watch after dinner:  The Saint (1997). I loved that movie when I was a teenager. Nothing better than a nice soup to warm you up while watching Val Kilmer fall into ice-cold water.  Brrr!

So Enjoy, Bon Appétit and C’est la Vie!