" The sun broke like an egg into a full sunset and the water caught fire." ~ Pamela Johnson January sunset (Hubbard Lake) __________________ SOUPE A L'OIGNON GRATINEE (adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking ) “Onion soup sustains. The process of making it is somewhat like the process of learning love. It requires commitment, extraordinary effort, time, and will make you cry." ~ Ronni Lundy _________________________________________ (FRENCH ONION SOUP) 6 pounds thinly sliced yellow onions 6 Tbsp. butter 3 Tbsp. oil 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. sugar 6 heaping Tbsp. flour 5 quarts good beef stock 2 cups dry white wine coarse salt and cracked pepper few drops of Kitchen Bouquet 12 Tbsp. Cognac 1 pound Swiss cheese* 1 - 1 1/2 pound assorted shredded cheddar, Colby and Swiss or Parmesan Cook onions slowly in butter and oil in covered stockpot for 15 minutes. Uncover, raise heat to moderate , and stir in salt and sugar. Cook for 30-40 minutes stirring frequently until on...
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Eileen
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Lisa
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Thank you, dear Edith. Yes, autumn is a jewel and ours has been exceptionally beautiful, especially for November!
Thank you, Lisa. Great fun creating!
A honor coming from your gifted eye, Karen. Thank you.
Appreciate you kind comment, Tuqui. Thank you.
Thank you, Rosey. Michigan is 4 season beautiful ... we are never bored :)
Yes, so much to learn, Cat, textures being one that I so enjoy playing with ... very addictive :) Thank you.
Hello there and I love these abstracts ! they are beautiful .. I would print them out and frame them : ) .. now that line will be in my head forever .. 'The Maple wears a gayer scarf" .. how true is that and put so well .. I surely missed that line before .. but with this post .. well, it is in the "vault" now ! LOL
Lovely post !
Joy : )
That is one abstract I would dearly love to frame!
Simply lovely Joey.
Thank you, dear Gail. Love the fall/winter harvest, my favorite time to cook.
How sweet, dear Marysol! You light up my life too, fun friend. Thank you for your delightful visit, always an honor.
My maples are also, Rose, and it's hard to say goodbye. Thankfully, I love to photograph the bare arms of trees!
Thanks, Clare. Except for stubborn hangin' on Norway, just about every colorful leaf has disappeared :( Thankfully, awesome autumn skies are often a gift.
How kind, Andrea. Thank you.
Thank you, dear Kala. Emily is a gem!
How kind, Carol. Thank you dear creative friend :)
I just found your blog through Karen's blog.
You have nice pictures here. I like it.
Wishing you a nice day, an welcome to my blog too:)
Greetings from Berit, Norway.
Thanks imac :)
Thank you, dear Kanak :)