Dark Days Challenge Week 2 - The Meal

Sunday night seems to be a good night to have the dark days challenge meal.  I decided on Cream of Cauliflower Soup served with salad and popovers.

Soup ingredients

Carrots, potatoes and garlic - from my garden

Cauliflower and leek - farmer's market

Cheddar Cheese - Irish, not local

Milk - from the local dairy, home delivery

The recipe couldn't be easier.  It's from the original Moosewood Cookbook.  Chop vegetables, add whole garlic cloves along with water to cover.  Simmer until vegetables are soft.  Puree in blender, add seasoning and grated cheddar cheese and some milk.

Blended soup in pot

Popovers

Butter, milk and eggs - local dairy

Flour, salt and sugar- not local

 

The recipe is from an old cookbook called "Cole's Complete Culinary Reference.  Cooking A to Z"

1 cup milk

3 eggs

1 tblsp sugar

2 tblsp melted butter or vegetable oil

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

Add ingredients in order to blender.  Blend for a few minutes until smooth, scraping sides of container.  Pour into greased popover pans.  Bake at 400 for 35 to 40 minutes.

The secret is to put the popover pan into the oven while it is preheating.  Take out when ready to bake, spray with nonstick spray and then pour batter into the pan and place back in to the oven.

 

Salad

Arugula and Lettuce - my garden

Olive Oil and vinegar - not local

A successful meal.  The kids loved the popovers, munched salad without dressing and even ate all their soup.