One of my friends suggested a voting scale to determine which soups were voted best by my family...great idea Peggi! I've decided to take that feedback to heart, and employ my "keeper" scale. When I try a new recipe, I ask the family if we have a "keeper." The "keeper" recipes go into a special drawer to be made regularly. At least 3 out of 4 family members must vote the recipe is a keeper, or it gets thrown out...
...except in those rare instances when I find something I really like that just doesn't do it for anyone else in the house. The last non-keeper recipe I pulled from elimination was turkey and veggie mini meatloaves. Those recipes go into a special file, and are pulled out when I have the craving.
Last night's Moroccan-style chicken and chickpea soup was not voted a keeper, but one that I saved from elimination. Fortunately, there were left-overs which I thoroughly enjoyed today over mashed potatoes! The soup had achieved such a wonderful flavor meld overnight, and perfect harmony with the potatoes today.
To keep family harmony, I plan to make chicken noodle soup tomorrow....probably the closest to soup perfection there is.
I hope to report it's a "keeper"
SoupMom
You do realize we are going to start calling you SoupMom, right? :)
ReplyDeleteAre you using a food processor to dice all those onions that are needed for each recipe?
Immersion blender to purée?
Kim K