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tomboii · 2 months

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Potato soup for the heart pls if you have time to sit near a pot try this i promise its good even if you arent an irish peasant

i think i just fell in love with myself over the potato soup i made and i only just had a lil sip to see if anything is missing. So im sharing, if just for safekeeping Also this may seem like a lot of work but I have been doing this while simultaneously studying, so im kinda just sitting near the stove to make sure nothing boils over. But also it shouldnt since i never used more them medium heat.

1: Prepare Broth! i had about half a celery (the big round ones) and like 5 carrots (give and take 300g maybe?) as well as one onion (not a big vegetable one but a regular, white onion) and Rosemary Rosemary is my lover, she is in this with me together and without her i wouldnt be who i am as a person i have a pot of fresh rosemary in my kitchen and i will never ever live without her ever again i let the broth simmer all throughout the day yesterday and then kept it in the stove over night. The stove was off during the night tho, so like more of a cold tea approach after simmering for a couple hours prior

2: Boiling the potatos. Now you can just peel a bunch of potatos and toss them in some water. (I didnt measure or even count how many potatos i used. Just go with your heart.) And you will probably be fine. But! consider this: add a bit of salt, a teaspoon of instant broth (or some of the prepared one if you have enough) and Rosemary. I love her, still. Also i let them boil for a couple hours as well, on low heat because a) i need to mash them and the longer i boil them, the easier it is to mash them. And b) this way the potatos and the water really take in the flavour of the broth and rosemary. after the potatos are done, i took some of the water they were boiling in and got rid of the rest.

3: Mash. just mash the potatos. should be easy enough if they boiled for long enough. Once they are mashed, add the water you took off of them beforehand. Also, add in broth, so you get a pretty soupy consistency and mix it all together.

4: Soup. Technically you have soup now. I added some more chopped carrots, cause carrots and potatos are lovers and i could never seperate them. Also added some Wiener Würstchen, which you really dont need. I just always have them in my potato soup and im nothing if not a creature of Habit. You can also add more Rosemary, if you want. I didnt, for now. Also add some milk and butter. It makes the colour less grey-sludgy and more pale yellow. Also, butter is good for the heart (probably not) (it is if you love yourself tho) (if you're vegan this is the only part where you may need substitutes, margarine and oat should work fine, since its mostly for consistency and colour). Now let it simmer a bit longer, that way it thickens up a little. Also here you may taste to see if you need more salt, or smth. I added a bit of pepper but nothing else.

It is right inbetween the perfect potato soup my mom makes and lovingly prepared rosemary ovenpotatos. I think this is a love potion. If you are german and really love potatos, because you lived close to your grandma who is a little old fashion when it comes to food and makes potatos to just about everything. Honestly i would marry whoever makes me a good potatosoup without question. Extra: if youre feeling spicy, you can add currypowder, masala powder or even chili powder to it. Since its mostly potato and also already has milk (or similar) in it it can take quite a bit of spice without killing you. Believe me, i am white and have yet to die of Spicy Potato Soup.

If youre feeling under the weather or anything, just make this. Probably definetly the perfect food for Fall and Winter, but honestly i would eat it all year round. Its a hug in soup form. Which is not saying a lot since all soup is just liquid hugs. I really like soup. And rosemary.

#putting this here for later #i love potato soup if you couldnt tell #i always crave it but only now took the time to make some #there is quicker and easier ways of making it but i wanted to treat myself #also this way its not procrastination but necessary food preparation #food #recipe #soup #souplovers #also if someone actually makes this can you let me know how you like it

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netherfungistew · 2 years

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i am a bit late on this. but i feel like this will have to be let out.

technoblade was an inspiration. is an inspiration. for a while, he was my world. in the trenches of 2020, where i was almost always one breakdown away from ending it, his videos were a light. when i couldnt sleep, id tune in to the skyblock playlist. when i was buried in online exams and late assignments, the mc storymode playlist kept me company. whenever i was sad, i would just tune in to his channel. whenever everything felt like it was crushing me, i would just listen to him ramble. the 2020 dsmp streams kept me alive, i think. because during the latter part of that year, when my mental health was so bad i was utterly convinced i would not make it past december, he was there. as stupid as it may sound, the fact that i had the chance of missing his streams kept me alive. i didnt want to die if techno would stream that day, or tomorrow, or next week, and then this extended and extended until i survived what may have been one of the worst years of my life alive and well. i could never thank him enough for that.

i am an artist. i never post anything - i am far too shy for that. but technos character, his storytelling, and just the ideas embedded into c!techno as a narrative entity has made me love art, love drawing, and has allowed me to develop so so much of my work that i feel will never be able to be separated from his inspiration. another thing he did that improved my life as a whole.

this isnt all of it. i dont think ive put everything i want to say to words, i dont think i’ll be able to. but. at its core. i want to thank technoblade for everything. thank you for keeping me alive. thank you for helping me grow. thank you for allowing me a safe home. even now, gone as he may be, the potato war videos still feel like coming home to a warm bowl of soup. fresh as the wound may be, the treasures he left will still help others, help me. you’ve been one of my favorite people, one of my inspirations, someone i genuinely wanted and still want to be for the better part of 2 years, and until the day i vanish ill hold what youve done for me in my heart. i wish i could tell him thank you, directly.

lastly. this whole thing reminds me of something. back in 2020, i studied the epic of gilgamesh for a literature class, and the key takeaway of gilgamesh’s quest for immortality is that its futile - but that, in how you affect people, and in how those people affect others, you become immortal. i hope i become someone worthy of immortalizing you. i hope what ill do in this world with the time i have will make the fragments of you you’ve allowed me to view a shining light, even to those who never knew you.

thank you for everything, and rest well, dear blood god.

#technoblade #tw: death #tw: suicide #a mention on my end #not too heavy i hope #long post

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getallemeralds · 4 years

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explorers of arvus: 8.27.18

anyway i forgot what we did. was last session us doing the dead grove? oh yeah i think we like, did a pit stop in welna after SAVING THE WORLD.

basically taure got in a fight w/ the campaign antag, sieron got reaffirmed as the protagonist, charlie blew shit up, and then chego transmuted soup x100

hhjgsdkj got derailed before the session even started bc solar has screenshots of summer saying "KJ! HAS! FUCKED!"

they also have a screenshot of summer saying "it's for the greater good! of me. its for the greater me" but sier display name is KJ Fucks and i really hope its still not that when i do the rabbit tomorrow

im actually gonna take a moment to read the last d&d thread hgxdfkhgfdlkgdlfk

1) oh wow no wonder i couldnt remember, its been a month 2) there's a tweet that says "I SENT THE CALL STRAIGHT TO HELL" AND I WISH I COULD REMEMBER WHAT THE FUCK I DID

[everyone starts going "hewwo?"]

michael: so you know how the oracle shit happened a year ago? hex: WHAT (solar: i wasnt there! :D hex: YOU SURE WERENT, IT WAS A YEAR AGO) michael: yeah its been only 15 days ingame

solar: ill horf snarf my ramen as quickly as possible-- hex: dont die! solar: DONT DIE?! hex: dont die! solar: i wont! hex: guess aile'll die!

charlie has known most of the party for an in-game month and she is fucking ride or ride. RIDE OR DIE

[walks back in to call] michael: ...the average human has probably not fucked paraphrased bc im LOSING MY MIND

i linked this thread to gill bc michael isnt letting her spectate the session again and i could hear her muffledly giggling

hex: sieron has balls [immediately regrets saying it] solar: sieron has big dick energy jorb: [SOUNDS LIKE HE JUST DIED]

penn: im pawty tweasuwew~! hex: you are! you're fucking kawaii!

hex: im 3 feet tall and weigh as much as a toaster! michael: did you just say you're TWENTY feet tall?! hex: NO!!!!!!!!

michael: behold the bizarrity of a hexagonal world! penn: thanks i hate it hex "hexagon aesthetic" hexagonest: [cracking up quietly]

penn: we're going to tevarin! who's driving? it's me-- SHIT michael: "we're going to tevarin! who's driving?" taure says, from the driver's seat

charlie: thorne! name your fucking horse! thorne: [sounding afraid and british] i- i dont know how to ride a horse!

i love hearing gill and michael arguing in the bg

[charlie dabs for no reason]

thorne is having a Good Time

thorne lived in the feywild for like their entire goddamn life so they are having a good-ass time being in a material plane also solar rolled a nat20 perception

we're riding back to artevon so we passed the ettin from the Ettin Fight so i got to fill solar in on what happened and taure got to roll deception to pretend she's not upset :,)

i think gill is Constantly sassing michael the entire time and i can only hear bits and pieces but omg

michael: [explaining] thorne is from the emerald dream. solar: thorne is from bullshit land, where everything is bullshit hex: so, the emerald dream penn: i think EVERYONE is from bullshit land

charlie rolls athletics to hold her giant fucking dog

justin is big enough for charlie to RIDE but thats bc charlie is 3 feet tall

oh my god i forgot tevarin is where taure did the magic weed thing. we're in tevarin rn

charlie is banned from All Libraries

thorne: i really dont mind either way. [silence] charlie: swag.

thorne: who... IS the oracle, exactly? taure: hes a cool dude. charlie: he stuck me and sieron in a horrible teleporting loop.

time to bother the oracle again!

[everyone discovers the oracle shop is abandoned] taure: ... [leans down to charlie] can you pick the lock? charlie: "can i pick the lock", she asks. >:D

GRYPHON!! RETURN OF BABY GRYPHON!!!!!!

we forgot their name so now theyre Bimble

gryphons are Monstrosities

i think we stole bimble

charlie, very casually to a shopkeep: taure got some weed once.

penn: is there anywhere i can get a book on gryphons? hex: is there a library here? penn: oh no hex: CHARLIE'S NOT GOING IN THERE

penn: open up a nice cold.. glass of bepis

taure: i dont get this magic mumbo jumbo. charlie: me neither, and i FART magic! ..thats what wild magic surges are, i just fuckin fart magic

[thorne clips into Mystery Magic Orb]

michael: thorne closes his eyes, and hears a very quiet... pppbbbbbbt.... as bimble farts. hex: [KEELS OVER IRL LAUGHING] penn: bottle that shit, we can sell it on ebay! I DONT MAKE JOKES. I DONT MAKE JOKES. I DONT MAKE JOKES

the party spends like 10 minutes bothering an Invisible Orb

jorb: are you saying that orcs just naturally have a british accent?!

i dont care what michael says, orcs are british now

michael: [...] some lovely fowl, some steaming potatoes... hex: screaming!? michael: STEAMING, the potatoes do not scream solar & penn: [SCREAM]

michael: plot twist: you take bimble across and the horses eat kaepora.

penn: friendly reminder: taure would die for charlie hex: charlie would die for her too. michael: they will. penn: yaaaAAAAaayyy

[discussing if sieron is swole] michael: the real question is... is sieron thicc. [everyone has a fear response] michael: do he got the booty? [michael is forcibly removed from call]

[michael and penn arguing over michigan being shaped like a hand]

"i presto the SHIT out of everything."

"i presto the SHIT out of taure"

penn: that or, you could just tell me hex: NO

taure: did i get it? solar: ...did she get it? michael: did you get it?

taure got some blood on her face (bimble decided to be Extremely Cat with gift of dead mouse) and Comedy Ensues

"i think taure IS a serial killer"

[everyone discussing what to do about an ambush] charlie: [sticks head out of wagon grinning] i enjoy killing people! [rolls a 22 on intimidation] THE ENTIRE ENCOUNTER: [SCARED SHITLESS] [LEAVES]

reminder: charlie is 3 feet tall, very adorable, and EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

jorb: we killed their hopes. hex: that's why we're the Hope's Guard! --wait michael: you killed their clean underwear. jorb: UNDERWEAR: SLAIN

we're all trying to explain Big Dick Energy to gill

big michael energy

#[clever queue tag]#leo chirps #txt #there are SO MANY CALLBACKS #pretty much all of them to the first liveblog post i did wtf #also ''you take bimble across and the horses eat kaepora'' is SO GOOD and is the other thing i quote internally all the time #we kept worrying that bibble and kaepora would try to eat each other.

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perinkling · 4 years

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Yo do all 40 soft asks you dip 💙💙💙🍑🍑🍑

cherry - what is your sexuality?

im a lesbian (or like one of my fav posts says, butchsexual butchromantic ghjfkdl)

lollipop - favorite makeup products?

i dont wear makeup! im comfy with my natural face and i only wear makeup when im cosplaying lmao

daydreams - if you could be anything or anyone, who would you be?

i mean. im kin with peridot so im literally her hjgfkdl

october - what month were you born in?

may! i turn 21 on may 1st this year

caress - do you like to snuggle?

oh man i love the idea of cuddling with a romantic partner

ivory - describe your pajamas?

my pajamas are basically the shirt i wore that day and/or will wear tomorrow and a pair of leggings in the winter, and a tank top and a pair of pajama shorts in the summer

golden - favorite stationary product?

my best friend @wthiat got me a glass ink pen this past christmas and i love it sm, i try to make excuses to use it lmao

freckles - most-worn article of clothing?

hmmm. probably my america needs lesbian farmers shirt but i have a lot of favorites rn, including my bastille christmas sweater

twilight - best friend?

@wthiat!

silk - do you like k-pop?

nope, ive never listened to kpop and i dont plan on it

poppy - favorite pastel color?

hmmmm, probably mint green or powder blue

dimples - most attractive features of a person’s face?

man oh man their nose and their eyes i love bigger noses and how eyes can express so much about someone! i also love love love freckles

sunkissed - autumn or spring?

spring, 1000%, my fav time of year is the cusp between spring and summer, when its not too hot but not too cold

buttery - favorite snack?

hmm tbh im not sure, i like a lot of snacks

whisper - how much sleep do you get?

that varies based on my school schedule lmao, it varies wildly between my default 10 hours and like. 6 or less bc i cant keep my sleep schedule normal

pencil - do you own a journal?

i did for all of a few weeks before i forgot completely about it

cupcake - are you a good cook?

i like to think that i am! my favorite dish to make is potato soup from scratch, and everyone thats ever had it has loved it bc man oh man its so good (i learned it in high school foods class lmao)

honey - favorite term of endearment?

oh man, its a tie between “babe/baby” or “my love”

clouds - describe one of your favorite dreams?

i dont remember my dreams all that much tbh, so i couldnt tell ya

velvet - who was your first crush?

i never really had crushes as a kid, they were mostly fictional male crushes from before i knew that i could like girls (bc guys are just. not attractive to me whatsoever) tho i did try to force a crush on a boy that was like. the least unattractive

paper - favorite children’s book?

im biased towards the warriors series bc i started reading them when i was 7, and i still read and love them now! im turning 21 this year lmao

other honorable mentions are the martian and the scorpio races

peaches - do you have a skincare routine?

i wash my face every time i shower, which is every other day but thats it

mochi - favorite studio ghibli film?

nausicaa of the valley of the wind or my neighbor totoro

backyard - did you ever have an imaginary friend?

yep! my earliest one was called ambler lmao

strawberry - favorite fruit?

pomegranates! i wanna juice one and make soda with it like that one video

kiss - have you ever kissed a friend?

yep, in high school, when i was still figuring out my sexuality, i dated a friend for a few days before i realized i only liked her as a friend, but she was my first kiss

nightlight - do you read before bed?

not often, only when im actively in the middle of a book or series

shampoo - favorite scent?

honeysuckle is one of them! apple, raspberry, cherry and mint are the other 4 of my top 5 lmao

skin - what distant relative are you closest to?

tbh i hardly talk to them, the only relatives i talk to are ones within 2 generations of me

aphrodite - favorite actress/actor?

i dont really pay much attention to

cuddles - do you have any pets?

i have 4 family cats, and one personal cat! the fam cats are gadget, thomas, rizzo and clyde (i almost typed gizmo, but he passed away last november. we got him when he was 4 months and i was 8 so we grew up together)

as for my cat, her name is heather and she always looks like shes planning to murder you in your sleep

lace - if you own any dresses, which is your favorite?

the only dress i own is the dress my mom and i made for my cosplay of red from transistor

sheets - sanrio or san-x characters?

tbh i dont know the difference

cream - frozen yogurt flavor?

i really like raspberry or key lime!

watermelon - do films ever make you cry?

oh yes, im not a big crier but for some reason movies just do me in

sapphos - favorite poet?

i do not like poetry all that much, and bc im lesbian, im legally obligated to say sappho

plush - how many stuffed animals do you still own?

god so many, i recently got an eevee from build-a-bear, and got a firestar plush for christmas

roses - what flower do you find most beautiful?

hmmm tbh i dont have a favorite, but i do really like those blue orchids

sweetheart - favorite mug/cup?

its one that i bought from my college’s art sale a year or so ago! it was handmade by a student at my school!

sunset - what are your pronouns?

she/her!

thanks for sending this ask!

#uwu-ouo

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jeonpalette-archive · 7 years

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taegi pls, thank you!

im sorry its so late !!! here you go, anon ♡

who cooks normally?:yoongi. taehyung was reprimanded in entering the kitchen for all eternity. (probably, until he learns that ingredients should be chopped into small pieces before putting them in the pot. one time, he tried to fit unchopped potatoes and carrots when he wanted to make a soup. the result was not pleasing at all.)

how often do they fight?:a lot. it’s a love-hate relationship, as they call it. sometimes they fight about the smallest of things but yoongi will end up tolerating taehyung because that’s what you do right, when you love someone, you accept them even when they tried to tell you that turtles are like aquatic birds.

what do they do when they’re away from each other?:video call until they fall asleep. although yoongi’s always the one to fall asleep, taehyung can’t help but look affectionately at the man on the screen of his phone, slowly and steadily breathing.

nicknames for each other?:taehyung likes to call yoongi nicknames: yoongles. syubbie. my sweet, sweet sugar. my d-babyboy. yoongi heard taehyung called him daddy jokingly, he never found another favorite pet name eversince.

who is more likely to pay for dinner?:taehyung tries to impress yoongi most of the time. if he can pay for dinner, he does. it’s all worth it because of the gummy smile yoongi gives him.

who steals the covers at night?:yoongi's portion of the blanket is much bigger than taehyung's. but that’s okay because taehyung can easily spoon him at night and the blanket will be long forgotten in the morning.

what would they get each other for gifts?:for their anniversary, taehyung had this “great” idea that he should be put inside a box and be the gift himself. so he did and yoongi definitely couldnt ask for more. on the other hand, yoongi being yoongi, bought the most expensive rolex watches, one for him and one for his better half.

who remembers things?:taehyung’s forgetful most of the time but he makes it up to yoongi. in the sheets. with nobody but them.

who cusses more?:yoongi cusses more than necessary, taehyung reprimanded him and one more cuss hyung and you won’t receive kisses from me ever again.

what would they do if the other one was hurt?:nobody dared though, because damn god help anyone who disrespects yoongi. most importantly, taehyung. because as much as he can accept people hurting him, he wouldnt be able to permit anybody who will hurt kim taehyung.

who kissed who first?:taehyung kissed yoongi when the 7 of them decided to play truth or dare. it was just a dare, he thought. he tried to avoid all thoughts about a gorgeous pale-skinned boy that night. only to wake up with longingness on his lips.

who made the first move?:yoongi actually does not want to admit his feelings but he found himself sitting on a couch with a pretending-to-be-drunk taehyung, blabbering about his pent-up frustration on how he can’t control his damn emotions when it comes to taehyung.

who started the relationship?tae stopped his acting immediately and shouts, with excitement present in his voice, “YESYESFINALLYYOONGIHYUNGWECANLIVEHAPPILYEVERAFTER”. yoongi thought taehyung would faint because he wasn’t breathing while saying the whole sentence. he was still partly shocked but he did what he could to reciprocate tae’s reaction. [read: he kissed him]

i hope you like it anon even tho its rushed and crammed and stuffed into a one big giant idk. : ( sorry for the errors and bec i tend to put some nsfw without knowing if you want it like that. anyway, thank you for asking! ❁

#anon ♡#i put in too many details thats why it took me so long #this domesticity ask meme is so nice but hassle all the same #i have schoolworks too y'know #ok send me anons #taegi

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tilleytravels · 5 years

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Canoe, Toronto, Canada

Along with Antler, Canoe was the most anticipated of our restaurant stops. In fact, since my friend chose this as her actual birthday dinner, this could have been the top choice. We were all looking forward to enjoying their tasting menu, which was why we chose Canoe for this occasion! The restaurant is right downtown at the top of a highrise, 54th floor, if I remember correctly. Even on a Monday, a reservation is a must. Walking in, the setting is elegant and distinguished! After a quick look around the restaurant, your eyes are immediately drawn to the stunning views of the city!! Definitely one of the aspects of this restaurant that gets people to come here. Hoping that the food lives up to the views and the setting! We were seated, ordered cocktails and took a look at the menu as well as the wine list. Both offered numerous options; the wine list being particularly varied and interesting! As we looked at the food menu, we saw a few items on the tasting that not be what we were looking for and we changed courses back to the regular menu. We ended up picking a few items off of the tasting, but a la carte and ordered the rest from the regular menu. I ordered a northern woods mushroom soup to start. My friends added Quebec foie gras as well as a smoked boudin and sweetbreads! My soup was rich with an earthy flavor. The variety of mushroom types was noticeable, the dollop of cream brought it together perfectly. The other starters were also excellent, the highlight being the unique presentation of the smoked dish. It was brought under glass and lifted so the smoke would escape, leaving the aroma behind. Outstanding presentation!! A great start to our experience!! After ordering a mid course of venison tartare, I chose a Canadian pinot noir that was not too light and had some nice layers of flavor. At the same time, I was looking for a fuller bodied bottle, most likely French with some age, for our main course. The venison was accompanied by black pudding and duck parfait, another great choice. The subtle flavor of the tartare was surprisingly well paired with both the pudding, not my personal favorite, as well as the parfait. Even the wine turned out to be a great match for this dish!! My choice for main course was the tournedos Rossini served with foie gras and braised shin. The birthday girl enjoyed their tamarack lamb with spring vegetables and shepherd's pie. Our other friend was not as hungry and ordered oysters, which were split between BC and NS! I had spied a 2007 left bank Bordeaux on the list that looked like a great wine as well as a great value. You only live once so a little splurge was in order!! This particular evening, the birthday girl made the best choice!! Her lamb was amazing and the side of shepherd's pie was like no other that I had ever tried!! Even the petite potatoes with lardons were outstanding!! The oysters were also very good, with quite a difference in flavor between the east and west coast varieties. As for my dish, I was a little disappointed as the tournedos themselves were not really well cooked. They were quite dry and even with the sauce, I wasn't loving them. The rest of the plate, particularly the shin, was excellent. I couldnt tell if it was overcooked or if it wasnt a great cut of meat. That was definitely disappointing. What helped a lot was the wine, which had dark berry as well as tobacco and mushroom notes. The aging added complexity as well as a deep, rich color. And it also seemed to compliment both of the meat entrees very well. As amazing as the evening was going, I was happy to forgive my meat not being up to par. Another high point was the service, which was impeccable!! He helped us put together our choices with great suggestions and also gave me good direction with the wine list. He definitely enhanced our experience greatly!! Overall, despite my main course issues, I would still recommend Canoe! From the atmosphere and spectacular views to the excellent, friendly service as well as mostly outstanding food, this was still a memorable experience!! With regards to value and price, this meal was, by far, our most expensive of our time in Toronto. Value was good, considering everything involved but this is a very expensive restaurant, not one that you would enjoy on a regular basis. It is a great splurge spot for a special occasion and worth a visit while you are in Toronto!! Have a great day!!

#Canada #Toronto #dining #Canoe

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trendingnewsb · 6 years

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When Alice Waters Fell in Love With Garlic

Some of the restaurants we went to werent fancy at all. At Yuet Lee in Chinatown, we ordered salt and pepper squidand at Tommasos, I loved the pizzas with garlic. I absolutely fell for that, and those were probably the first times I truly noticed and appreciated garlic. There was some sort of convergence of taste for methe garlic flavor was associated with that taste of really good food from the wood oven.

As you know by now, garlic became a huge obsession at Chez Panisse after we started doing an annual Bastille Day garlic festival in 1976. We used a lot more garlic at the restaurant after that. More than anything, it was about awareness. We learned that you couldnt chop all your garlic for the whole night ahead of timeyou had to chop it as you went along, so it wouldnt oxidize. And the stronger the garlic got, the longer you had to cook itusually it was at its strongest around Christmas, January, and February. You had to take out the little green sprout in the middle of each clove, because that could be bitter. And we learned that garlic is spoiled when its burned or browned in any way. I can tell right away when I go into a restaurant with bad garlic.

We learned, too, that there is more to garlic than the papery white heads; when the garlic is growing and you thin a row so that the heads can mature and grow to full size, the young green garlic shoots you pull up are delicious, too. We experimented with a soup in the springtime made from that green garlic, from what had been thinned. I loved the taste of that soupit was so pure, a really gentle flavor. Wed make it with potatoes and even stewed some of the green tops for garnish. You always want garlic to taste like that. Its so rare, though. I think we invented that soup on our ownI dont remember getting a recipe for it, although various recipes existed out there. I just know we responded to that unique taste. We made that soup for James Beard the first time he came to the restaurant. It was in the early days, and wed referred to it on the menu as young garlic. James said, very emphatically, You dont call it young garlicits green garlic! He knew all about it.

Alice Waters new book, Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook, is available now.

Reprinted from Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook by Alice Waters with Cristina Mueller and Bob Carra. Copyright 2017 by Alice Waters. Jacket photography courtesy of David Goines. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.