tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post6218208224644344094..comments2024-03-28T04:23:01.186-07:00Comments on dash and bella: MANTRAphyllis granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-80644102369204799552014-01-09T15:00:17.292-08:002014-01-09T15:00:17.292-08:00WOW! You are a cassoulet superstar. 72 cups—one da...WOW! You are a cassoulet superstar. 72 cups—one day I will get there! A five-day cooking project. Amazing. Also interesting to see the generational age spreads—11, 47, 70. We are living lives, that's for sure.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798417734113612305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-92170087704038872332014-01-08T19:07:28.710-08:002014-01-08T19:07:28.710-08:00yay to all of this. and yes. le creuset pots are g...yay to all of this. and yes. le creuset pots are genius. my yellow one is a hand-me-down from my parents. i have one that i won from that whole julie/julia contest that actually brought about my blog (i told you, right?). It's 3 times the size of my yellow one. 72 fucking cups. about to fill it with cassoulet for bella's 11th, matthew's 47th, dad's 70th. a whole mess of capricorns. it's a 5 day project. phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-19663421925407941472014-01-08T13:42:45.752-08:002014-01-08T13:42:45.752-08:00Two things: one, I am getting a new soup pot, perh...Two things: one, I am getting a new soup pot, perhaps my very first (long desired) Le Creuset, definitely in yellow because it looks so damn cool on your stove; and two, I am your ready, willing, and eager servant in testing all recipes from an amateur's POV and being my usual loquacious self with feedback. Oh, and three, you and your 24 cups fucking rock.<br />Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798417734113612305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-215875771692863012014-01-08T13:41:53.309-08:002014-01-08T13:41:53.309-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798417734113612305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-8648487801633702452014-01-08T13:01:56.755-08:002014-01-08T13:01:56.755-08:00i just measure my yellow soup pot. it's 24 cup...i just measure my yellow soup pot. it's 24 cups up to the top. i don't think you're tuber-challenged. i still think i need to buy you a bigger soup pot. so glad you made the soup. you willing to test a few more recipes this spring? xoxophyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-28205929442540701042013-12-24T15:14:41.289-08:002013-12-24T15:14:41.289-08:00Though come to think of it your yellow Le Creuset ...Though come to think of it your yellow Le Creuset doesn't look necessarily bigger than my soup pots. Clearly I am tuber-challenged.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798417734113612305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-82943013071170971052013-12-24T15:07:09.623-08:002013-12-24T15:07:09.623-08:00P, I think I totally need a bigger new soup pot. I...P, I think I totally need a bigger new soup pot. I think my two biggest pots are 8 quarts each—almost always good for a single soup recipe, but doesn't work for the soup I like to make in double batches. I do think that for however I did it, there were too many potatoes (and I left out three)—they went totally to the top of the pot above the carrot-celery base. I couldn't find white turnips (which I googled at WF, and saw they look like small beets in scale), so I bought two purple and only used one. By the proportions I meant that the potatoes and turnips overflowed and I couldn't get them all in, and it seemed like there were too many for however I was doing it, and it also seemed like a lot for the amount of white beans. But that is all BESIDE THE POINT because it was FUCKING DELICIOUS. Unanimously agreed by Adam, visiting college friend Gregg, me, and I'm sure Paco if I'd let him have any. I wish I had gotten different sausage, but WF was all "apple-chicken-smoked" bullshit. It would have been tastier to have something that really got crispy and carbonized on the outside. The bacon fat added great flavor but then I wasn't as big a fan of sprinkling the bacon on (which is rare, because what isn't improved by real bacon bits?). And I am an anchovy convert—for the moment, however, I think I may require that they be baked into the thing, not visible or smellable. I have plenty left over and last night could already tell it would just get better and better. I don't think, however, that I would characterize this as "easy to make" because it has so much prep at various points and things to cook independently of one another. No special skills called for, but lots of steps and took a couple hours. Then again, your mad skillz probably make short work of that. MOTHERFUCKING DELICIOUS. Thank you.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798417734113612305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-5410690280505683462013-12-24T00:14:43.281-08:002013-12-24T00:14:43.281-08:00oh, jen. love that you made this soup. please do l...oh, jen. love that you made this soup. please do let me know how it all worked out. what do you mean about the proportions? and perhaps i need to buy you a soup pot for your birthday. happy fucking holidays and all of that. xoxophyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-85247147233472206422013-12-23T16:02:30.699-08:002013-12-23T16:02:30.699-08:00Inspired by "The Counter Where You Cook"...Inspired by "The Counter Where You Cook" on FB to make this soup today. Just finished. It's cooling on the stove for reheating at dinner. Will let you know how it turned out—some of my proportions seemed off and my soup pot was too small but when I tasted it to season it tasted good! And it's my first time ever cooking with an anchovy! Or willingly putting an anchovy in/on something. But after reading about you bashing them and umami-adding them for so long, I figured it was time to make the anchovy leap!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798417734113612305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-81058134577676811692012-06-25T20:00:43.878-07:002012-06-25T20:00:43.878-07:00wow. that's quite a list. very moving to hear....wow. that's quite a list. very moving to hear. thank you.phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-47119224518729349342012-06-22T12:57:45.322-07:002012-06-22T12:57:45.322-07:00Just discovered your blog. I think you are a very ...Just discovered your blog. I think you are a very talented cook, photographer, mom and writer... Thanks for sharing this post, you made my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-79012407607815165772012-03-28T14:02:52.952-07:002012-03-28T14:02:52.952-07:00Thank you for all.Thank you for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-75357888195815206652012-03-15T23:38:49.967-07:002012-03-15T23:38:49.967-07:00oh no. don't start at the beginning. i'd s...oh no. don't start at the beginning. i'd say read back a few posts and hopefully by then i'll have a new post up. parenting and crying and cooking. story of my fucking life.phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-15925142863228745842012-03-14T21:22:48.645-07:002012-03-14T21:22:48.645-07:00OMG! Now I did cry!
I'm just catching up here...OMG! Now I did cry!<br /><br />I'm just catching up here. Should I start at the beginning or continue reading in reverse order?<br /><br />-AlyssaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-21222752676411841072012-03-13T18:22:29.224-07:002012-03-13T18:22:29.224-07:00really? crap. that sucks. not the soup part. the c...really? crap. that sucks. not the soup part. the crying part!phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-70978748945556500782012-03-13T11:30:15.758-07:002012-03-13T11:30:15.758-07:00No ... and I'm making soup tomorrow.No ... and I'm making soup tomorrow.Angie Doctorhttps://www.facebook.com/angie.doctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-80782244749152493432012-03-12T13:18:44.051-07:002012-03-12T13:18:44.051-07:00You are awesome. I am just about to pick up my son...You are awesome. I am just about to pick up my son from school because of some mean little kids. Your soup looks delish. Thank you!Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824462458145078076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-11187215610311507842012-03-04T18:17:15.591-08:002012-03-04T18:17:15.591-08:00thank you, pam. you know this blog wouldn't ex...thank you, pam. you know this blog wouldn't exist without you. i know you understand what i mean!<br /><br />and i love cheryl strayed's writing. crazy cool that this post made you think of her. an honor.phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-39015229929285517392012-03-04T18:10:17.944-08:002012-03-04T18:10:17.944-08:00my husband won't read the recipes. he skips ov...my husband won't read the recipes. he skips over them!phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-66988099817683964782012-03-04T18:08:58.972-08:002012-03-04T18:08:58.972-08:00your comment made me cry. you caught me off guard....your comment made me cry. you caught me off guard. omg. no more crying! but thank you.phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-66618441226178774092012-03-04T18:07:07.035-08:002012-03-04T18:07:07.035-08:00thanks, M. and you know what i think of your photo...thanks, M. and you know what i think of your photos. holy shit, they're awesome.phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-73394309995476733032012-03-04T18:06:38.569-08:002012-03-04T18:06:38.569-08:00the soup helped a lot. and i keep making it. i'...the soup helped a lot. and i keep making it. i'm worried i'm just going to be posting about soup for the next month! and it's 75 degrees here today.phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-59533391688236732682012-03-04T18:05:18.100-08:002012-03-04T18:05:18.100-08:00i wanted another girl so badly. what was i thinkin...i wanted another girl so badly. what was i thinking? and yea for motherfucking soup!phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-81541706496209815192012-03-04T18:03:21.116-08:002012-03-04T18:03:21.116-08:00i always cry on my kids' birthdays. i wonder i...i always cry on my kids' birthdays. i wonder if it will ever stop?phyllis granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354920459998410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582590144748844466.post-46405870506183902182012-03-03T18:00:40.127-08:002012-03-03T18:00:40.127-08:00Phyllis ... seriously. I can't get enough of ...Phyllis ... seriously. I can't get enough of your blog. Your recipes are always wonderful, no doubt, but your writing??? Your writing is inspiring and just plain incredible. LOVE.January Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539860749434822861noreply@blogger.com