[Magdalen] sweet potato/jalapeño soup report

[Marion Thompson]

Long may your food taste good!

Marion, a pilgrim
On 2/3/2015 6:57 PM, Eleanor Braun wrote:
> Hoping you do get your taste back.
>
> One of the potential side effects of chemotherapy is a loss of taste for
> things you have eaten in the past.  For the first 12 weeks I hadn't seen
> that.  But in the last couple of weeks I've had minor manifestations -- I
> don't find Diet Coke a good taste anymore...  that's probably a good
> thing!  Most other foods, including regular meals, are still good to me.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Enjoying a batch of this soup.  I put in two jalapenos (large) and grated
>> in fresh ginger as well.  Because I am still minus taste and smell, all
>> that zing comes through nicely even if the base flavour does not.
>> Pleasantly thick creamy mouth feel.
>>
>> The doctor thinks it's my sinuses (thanks to the concussion) that are at
>> fault with this and also messing with my ears and that the senses will
>> return.  Good!
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/5/2015 8:52 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>
>>> yes:
>>>
>>> 2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced (I did 1")
>>> 1 jalapeño seeds and fibers from inside removed, diced
>>> 1 onion, diced
>>> bay leaf
>>>
>>>
>>> Sauté onion in olive oil (salting slightly) in a pan large enough to hold
>>> all ingredients
>>>
>>> (I added jalapeño when onions were almost ready for the next step)
>>>
>>> to onion pepper mixture add :
>>>
>>> 1 pint water and 1 pint chicken broth (I used bullion cubes and water)
>>>
>>> diced sweet potatoes
>>>
>>> 1 bay leaf.
>>>
>>> Bring to boil and then simmer until potatoes are cooked (less than 20
>>> minutes).
>>>
>>> REMOVE BAY LEAF
>>>
>>> then using an immersion blender, or putting soup in to blender - blend
>>> until smooth.
>>>
>>> Margaret suggested adding a bit of sherry vinegar - I didn't have any so
>>> did not (I did consider adding a bit of Sherry, however, but did not)
>>>
>>> Very nice and very quick!  today's leftovers were nicely aged and a bit
>>> more full bodied.
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>>
>>> My email  is changing soon to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
>>> me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 7:43 PM
>>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] sweet potato/jalapeño soup report
>>>
>>>   I seem to have lost the post with the actual recipe. Would you repost it
>>>> please, Lynn?
>>>> Are you displaying at our Annual Council this year,?
>>>>
>>>>   On Jan 5, 2015, at 3:08 PM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Margaret! I made the soup yesterday and it is wonderful! Having a
>>>>> leftover mug just now and it has mellowed nicely overnight as well. Thanks
>>>>> for the recipe. First try one pepper - good sized and fresh. Forgot to
>>>>> remove the bay leaf before blending.... so now it has  a bit of character :
>>>>> )
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW... freezing here, literally, today and thinking of how cold it will
>>>>> be in Boston next week... I'm sure you will be happy to have already headed
>>>>> south! Hope FL is sunny and warm.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>
>>>>> My email  is changing soon to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>>>
>>>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>>>>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
>>>>> me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>>>
>>>