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Isadora · 01-30-2010, 01:44 PM

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I offered a dinner for four at a fund raiser. I am in the midst of preparing the meal for tonight. I have the soup on the stove wilst that cooks I thought I would share.

My menu is:

Cherry Brie en Croute with Baguettes (Brie, Cherries, Pecans, Rosemary and honey wrapped in puff pastry and baked.)
Leek Soup
Cucumber, Tomato and Mozzarella Salad,
Chicken Breasts with Artichokes in a Béchamel Sauce over Linguini
and Blackberry Cobbler with French Vanilla Ice Cream.

Leek Soup

Ingredients:
6 leeks, white part only, cut into thin rounds
1 white onion, sliced
1/4 c. butter or margarine
6 potatoes, peeled and sliced
6 c. chicken bouillon
1/2 c. chopped parsley
1 egg yolk, beaten
salt and pepper
Dash of Nutmeg
2 c. light cream
crumbled crisp bacon

Directions:
Saute' leeks and onions in butter until soft but not brown
Add potatoes, bouillon and parsley, simmer until vegetables are soft
Strain and sieve vegetables, leaving them a puree' consistency, and return to broth
Add some broth to the beaten egg, mix well
Add egg to broth with seasoning
Add cream and reheat but do not boil
Garnish with crumbled bacon

01-30-2010, 01:44 PM	#1
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