We had dinner with our regular crew on Sunday. We've been eating dinner with them for 5 or 6 years on the 3rd Sunday of the month and they are among our very favorite people in all the world. The theme for Sunday was soup and bread. I brought Spicy Chickpeas as a "winter salad" and potato leek soup... I know it's not much to look at but it tastes wonderful especially if you chop some chives or parsley for the top and add some hot butter bread on the side. Best of all, it really only has 5 ingredients - including seasoning - (which is the requirement for my mom to make it. And she's one of my three readers - Hi mom!) This recipe is adapted from Simply Vegetarian Pleasures . The original is called Leek and Potato Chowder and includes both milk and sour cream. My dairy free version is as follows: a leek or two depending on size (it really doesn't matter - whatever you have on hand) sauted in olive oil until it looks like this: A ...
This blog used to be called, "Remember that time we remodeled our kitchen and didn't get divorced?" But that project is over and I didn't have time to write about it while it was happening. The cooking, however, continues. So this space has been re-purposed. Introducing, "What We Ate: a seasonal reminder of dinner at our house."