snow.q.drive.soup

its snowing. for the second time today. when i came home from work it was not snowing. then all of the sudden, outside my windows there was a wild and crazy blizzard with small flakes. now its a blizzard with big flakes. i like the snow, and winter in general, so i'm pleased either way, as long as i can make it out of my driveway in the morning. 

i'm sitting here inside, with a snowy blizzard out, listening to CBC radio two. which i have really only recently discovered, and i have fallen in love with drive, with rich terfry. he plays such and amazing array of music, with great commentary to boot. i've was devastated when Q switched time slots this summer. i loved to come home in the afternoon, go for a run and then lie out in the sun on the deck, jian ghomeshi's voice echoing from my speakers. now, with his brand new 10am slot, frankly i miss the guy. i'm slowly getting used to the point, but its different, its not Q. its growing on me, slowly i must say, but its still not the same. so drive in a way is filling that gap...although its so totally different. apples and oranges. 

speaking of food, i'm going to post a recipe on here, in the next little bit, today or tomorrow at the latest. for jalapeno and avocado cream soup. it is seriously one of the most amazing soups i've made, ever. and one that comes with a warning label. but don't be alarmed. the warning label only targets the making of the soup. not the consuming. i had read the recipe though, but had not thought it through. 8 jalapenos, minced. try doing that, no food processor, no gloves. i won't even dare you. next time i'll wear gloves, heavy ones. and a long sleeve shirt. if you like to cook naked, which i can admit, is pretty cool sometimes, will at this point will get pretty hot and i caution against it. but you don't even notice anything the first day, then the next, you'll come home from work, jump in the shower, and realise that you're on fire. not fun. so be careful. however, after you have simmered the soup for 30 minutes, almost all the heat is gone, and if you eat leftovers the next day, you notice even less temperature. i do find all of this quite interesting though. first of all cream soups are never simmered. you always simmer the main broth, veggies and whatever, you take off the heat, add cream/milk and slowly bring back to temperature, but there is no simmering once the cream is added. second of all, this soup has 8 jalapenos. and one would wonder how the heat in 8 jalapenos is going to take a hike?! the only liquid, is cream. 8 cups to be exact (i added 2 cups full cream, and the rest homo milk, the budget didn't like the whole cream bit). added to all this, is one avocado. so do the math, the fat content is quite high! and how do you combat heat, when you eat somthing too spicy? milk. but really its the fat content in the milk that de-activates or dissolves the capsaicin in the peppers which are used to create the heat. so in the end, you get a fabulous soup, no heat, high flavor. rather lovely actually! 

a fabulous match for a nice slice of artisan bread, toasted with butter. ummm!