Happy Hour
The Med is probably my favorite restaurant in Boulder. Every weekday
from 3 to 6 they have Happy Hour, which means half-price tapas. These are
pretty much the real thing, most of them exactly what I would expect to find in
a Spanish bar. A ramekin of toasted almonds: $1.50 ; fried
calamari: $1.75 ; Catalan shrimp with garlic: $3.00 ; taking a
late afternoon off with Junie: priceless.
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I made some more
potato-leek soup yesterday, without the red peppers. Junie had a
demure ramekin-ful and I had a giant bowl or two and then wandered off to take a
nap. It was pretty good, if a little bland. Today, I sliced up
some garlic and onions, threw in some diced celery and carrots, and sautéed it
all before food-processing and adding to the soup. Taste, taste.
Hmm, better but still needs something. Fresh thyme might be nice, but I'm
out. Out of lemons, too, so no zest available and lemon juice wouldn't be
the same. I tried some lemon-pepper (right on the spice aisle, if you're
looking) and that zinged it up nicely. Four more shakes of Tabasco and a
few more shakes of salt and it was much better.
Comments
I would humbly suggest adding celery to your onion, carrot base to make a traditional mirepoix, the holy trinity of all French soups. Also, a tiny pinch of cumin then a splash of dry white wine with your stock. You won't be able to taste the cumin but it will surprise you.
Posted by: Rebecca Loudon | October 18, 2007 07:33 AM
Good idea, Rebecca. Actually, I did saute up celery, carrot and onion as an adder yesterday. I would have put cumin in, but I put cumin in everything and thought I would give it a rest. Now, I have permission to add it to soup too!
Posted by: jbahr | October 18, 2007 08:43 AM