dear highly structured: my advise? always cook with a cocktail

April 15, 2008 candacemorris 5 Comments

after almost a week of thinking of this divine soup I read about on finny's blog (that biatch is funny), I decided (gulp) to attempt this feat of cookery.

know (i must always include this caveat to those snobbery cookerys who think - oh look, a blog about cooking, and then cringe at my virginal attempts at deliciousness) that i am a very silly girl about cooking. me and silly do not typically get along, so usually i just avoid the scaries lurking in the kitchen. i don't do it...and until recently, have never wanted to.

so since tricker troner got off work late yesterday and couldn't perform his daily chores (sheesh) and i jumped at the opportunity to try out this delicious new cream (or not) of artichoke soup.

off i went to the store and couldn't locate half of the things - despite the soup's claim to fame being "what you have in your pantry."




i began to question the normalcy of having canned artichokes just hanging out in your pantry and thanked cooking for making me feel badly about my skinny ass pantry.

so here begins my shameless photo blog. you might want a cocktail. it's long.


tricker troner made me a cookin' cocktail.



sauteeing a rather obscene amount of onions


garlic to go into the onions


the main event while the onions/garlic get soft






pretending to ignore my martini


hmmmm




i am unable



enjoying unabashedly



just trying to remember what i am doing again


the cooking ware


some artichokes (hearts - though not specifed in recipie, i might add!!! this kind of unspecificity throws me way the freak off. if you mean a can of artichoke hearts, freaking SAY HEARTS...not just a can of artichokes. it's annoying and just inconsiderate, man.)


and garbanzo beans. drained and awaiting some serious garlic. they are keeping my martini company.

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pouring in the free range, organic chicken stock (someone tell me, what is the difference b/w chicken stock and chicken broth? or is this yet another conspiriacy by snobbery cooks to confuse the hell out of the underdog? )






before the grand boil




wait..more booze.



30 min to boil?crap. didn't read that before hand. best drink to curb the starvation.




surprises arrive while i wait for the boil!!!!




yay for my new earrings from etsy!!!





more diversions while waiting for the dang soup




guess he liked the new earrings




i would call that a healthy boil




boat motoring!!!





i will put this on my cook book cover.

i will title it, "why cook? let's drink!"'




the finished product.




garnished with parm, heavy cream (just on top, hello thighs!!)




croutons, and parsley





tt is happy to finally be eating




the meal





that face MIGHT convey that he was done with me snapping pics, i guess. (i hope to improve my picture taking ability so there are fewer ones next time...)



well there you have it. my road towards becoming more domestic.



god help us, every one.

Welcome to my humble little internet space. I am Candace, otherwise sometimes known as Mme. Bookling.

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5 comments:

Jackalyn Marie said...

I think YOU are funny:) I loved this entry and am very proud of you! Except....was it any good????? I printed the recipe and am now wondering if I should bother. PS...I have 4 cans of artichokes in my pantry:) Mostly in case I need greek salad!

April 15, 2008 at 2:10 PM

artichokes or artichoke hearts???

it was good, i think. joel liked it a lot at first, but it started to get thicker and thicker at the end...and he didn't like it so much after that and said he probably wouldn't make it again. oh well, off to try something else! :)

April 15, 2008 at 2:27 PM
jenni anne said...

i LOVE soups. all the good ones call for heavy cream, though. so good...... but not for the thighs!

April 16, 2008 at 7:52 AM
BC said...

Wow, that is a picture blog and a half! I didn't realize there was anything except artichoke hearts in a can. I'm guessing even the one's labeled just "artichoke" are still hearts (maybe just with some other stock pieces or something in there).

And yes, drinking while cooking is a must!

April 17, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Hudson Warwick said...

Isn't drinking supposed to be a coping mechanism?? I have always viewed them in the negative. Lately they have become the lubricant by which a mutant is borne! Timeo mutant! In vino veritas! Welcome friend to the world always anew, by way of a lubricated birth canal :)

April 22, 2008 at 1:08 PM

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