[Magdalen] sweet potato/jalapeño soup report

[Lynn Ronkainen]

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

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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