A much needed post...

It has been way too long since my last post, so here is the latest in my kitchen experiments. A couple of weeks ago, i decided to make some carrot ginger soup, and also make something with my honey crisp apples. Not having a recipe, this is what I came up with...

Carrot Ginger Soup and Apple Gruyere Grilled Cheese:



For the soup:

In a large stock pot, I added two onions, 2 cloves garlic and about a 1" piece of ginger (chop all three). Saute these ingredients with olive oil until the onions begin to sweat and turn translucent in color. Next, chop up 2lbs of carrots. cook until tender. Add 4 cups chicken broth (low sodium). Last but not least, add salt, pepper and curry powder and season to taste (the curry is makes a huge difference in the flavor). heat for another 15 min. blend the in mixer until smooth. If you like a creamier soup, you can add some heavy whipping cream, or you can either add more chicken broth or water to thin out the soup.


Apple Gruyere Grilled Cheese:

Caramelize onions in a pan with oil. Add thinly sliced honey crisp apples (or any kind for that matter) and cook until soft. On bread of your choosing, layer on ham, the apple and onion mixture along with Gruyere cheese (I found apple wood smoked Gruyere cheese that was fa-nominal!). brown the sandwich in a pan just like any grilled cheese.



So when you are looking for an easy to make fall meal that screams comfort food, this is it!

Enjoy!