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Skriven 2007-07-14 08:52:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 SD> I've lived off and on in Arizona, California and Texas multiple times
 SD> in my life.  Arizona was mainly from 1982-1983 and 1986-1988.  Texas
 SD> was from 1996-2000 while I was in the Army.  I was born in San Diego,
 SD> but have lived in Sunnymead (now Moreno Valley) and Highland (a suburb
 SD> of San Bernandino).  My mother's side of the family lives in Riverside,
 SD> Hesperia and Big Bear City now. 

So a New Southerner: I hadn't guessed. We've had some old Southerners
here on the echo, and some of your posts kind of sound like that, with
your enthusiasm for foods and ways that I associate with the mid-South.
I would not have pegged you as a Californian (maybe if I met you in
person I wound, but I doubt that too).

 ML> You won't be able to identify the kind of filler that you use in
 ML> your baked goods - and if the recipe is good, you might not realize
 ML> there's filler at all.
 SD> That's true; I hadn't thought of that.

In that recipe the prunes are there as added fiber, not for any
kind of pruny taste. Applesauce or perhaps various other high-fiber
water-trapping things (guar gum? sawdust?) would work just as well.

 SD> chewing on my poor back right molars (I just have two, one on top, one
 SD> on bottom) which aren't in that good of shape.  So anything soft is
 SD> good for me. 

Chilled asparagus soup
cat: soup,lowfat
servings: 4

2 Tb olive oil
1 md sweet onion, sliced
4 c low-sodium chicken broth
2 lb asparagus, tips cut to 1", stems chopped
2 c spinach
s, p
1 tb fresh lemon juice
1 ts grated lemon zest
3 ts lowfat sour cream

Wilt onion in oil. Add broth. Bring to boil and add
asparagus stems. Cook 6 min; then add spinach and cook
3 min. Cool slightly and blend mixture in blender in
batches until smooth. Season. Cover and refrigerate
at least 2 hr.

Just before serving, parcook tips in salted water
until crisp-tender, about 3 min. Shock in cold water.

Remove soup from fridge and stir in lemon juice and zest.
Portion soup among 4 bowls. Garnish with tips and sour cream.

Ebony magazine July 07
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