Time for me to tackle another round of Food for Thought!
This one is perfect for those of you with preschoolers:
by John Segal
Putting a twist on the Peter Rabbit story, Segal has a rabbit who plants a garden full of carrots, only to discover them all gone when it's time to harvest! After going on a wild goose chase (and the pictures give hints as to what's really happening), Rabbit finally goes home in defeat. But waiting on the other side of his door is a surprise party, complete with carrot soup.
I took advantage of this recipe and event, and made sure to plant a new, fun type of carrot this past summer:
2 lbs carrots--washed, peeled and shredded4 14 oz cans chicken broth
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 c butter
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5 sprigs fresh dill or parsley, minced
- Saute the onion and celery in butter in a large covered pot until tender. Add the shredded carrots and chicken broth, bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer with the pot covered for about a half hour.
- Let cool slightly. Puree the mixture in a blender or food processor until smooth.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Add dill or parsley. Serve.
Serves 10.
Delicious!
Delicious!
My notes: perhaps it was the way I shredded my carrots, but it took longer than a ½ hour and never got fully smooth... I think I'd throw the carrots in with the celery and onion a little bit before adding the broth next time, just to soften them up some more.
One other nifty thing about this book is on the second page: it's an illustration of several types of carrots (though no purple), including their names, so you could potentially grow some of these yourself!
This one might be nice as a cold soup in the summer, too!
Book recommendation: Carrot Soup by John Segal
Recipe recommendation: Rabbit's Favorite Carrot Soup
Website recommendation: Igniter Media
4 comments:
that was great fun, you even planted a garden for food for thought! your soup looks delish and what a cute story, thank you for sharing :)
Love this! As a primary teacher this would have been a perfect literary connection for a plant unit. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos and this recommendation. ~ Sarah
Sarah--what a great idea! I'll have to think about that for this summer at the library!
What an adorable book, it has me wishing I had a niece or nephew still young enough to share it with! Thanks for joining in with your recipe & book~ planting carrots is going a step further than I would have been able to make :-)
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