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I finally did it! I made something from Saveur. No, it was not escargots or frog's legs, or venison stew -- I made the Soupe d'Herbes Potagères from the article about Augerge du Cep. I loved the descriptions of this restaurant, so I was really excited that one of the recipes looked much easier than the normal Saveur fare. And it was -- easier than the other recipes in the magazine, but not exactly the easiest recipe I've ever found. Trying to keep pieces of leeks and potatoes from sticking to the bottom of one pot while boiling water and herbs in another (30 mins.), then simmering everything together after straining out herbs (another 15 mins.), then simmering with the cream (another 15 mins.), then pureeing everything (in very small batches, because I have a very small Cuisinart), and I finally have a first course.
I have to say, for all the work this soup took, I wasn't really impressed; especially since the restaurant is supposed to be so wonderful (and I'm sure it is!) For the sake of full disclosure, I'll admit that I did throw in some thyme and chives that weren't called for (1 cup of the two combined, 2 cups of the parsley, instead of all 3 cups parsley), but I don't think that was the problem. The fact is, the soup was just bland -- the herbs did very little to make it taste like something other than run-of-the-mill potato soup. Ah well, it was a fun experiment, and I had fun stirring.
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