Vertigo B Cooks: Golden Winter Soup

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Golden Winter Soup

I know. We don't really have winter here. There is just something about Fall that makes me start to get crazy to cook. More specifically crazy to cook cozy warm soup and cookies. I want to have my Gingerbread Coffee and sit at the table making out my shopping list. I want to pick out beautiful Butternut Squash, and leeks and baking potatoes and make some of this soup.

I am so surprised I have written about this soup yet! This is a HUGE favorite around here. It is even on Mr. Smith's List of Acceptable Meals I Have Promised to Eat Any Time. Take it from me, this is a VERY short list. Making it onto the list involves testing, ingredient clearance and a whole long ceremony. It is not easy process, but this one is one there, so take heed.

Make this ahead of time and warm it up. Make it ahead of time and freeze it. Leave out the milk, it won't make a damn bit of difference. This is another soup that is absurdly healthy, but feels so creamy and decadent, you will swoon.

Add the little cheese toasts and you will feel more pampered than you have felt in a long time!

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Who is Vertigo B?

I am 43 year old late-blooming (got married one week before my 39th birthday!) SAHM (and work at home). I have two children (4 year old boy wonder, H and 2 year old feisty drama queen, Baby C), an amazing husband (Mr. Smith) and I love to cook and bake. You might wonder how I have the time, let's just say, there is plenty of crying around here (mine and the children)!

Everyone tells me I should do stand-up comedy, but I hate to be the center of attention and I am phobic about almost everything (having my picture taken, small places, crowds, going out in public, etc.), so that is out.

I know, I am so late to the blog party that it is actually kind of sad, but I have completely fallen in love with this medium.

I think every recipe has a wonderful story. I will be sharing what I am cooking on any given day, where the recipe came from and the story behind it.

I was born in New York (not the city), grew up in Delaware and Pittsburgh. I moved to Southern California in 1993. Living in So Cal is a mixed blessing (great weather, too much traffic, too crowded), but for now, this is where we are. I have family all over the country (New York, Louisiana, Texas, Northern California, Maryland).

I swore I would never marry a native Californian, a younger man or a smoker. I broke every single rule with Mr. Smith. He has since quit smoking (not due to any pressure from me!), but I can't do anything about the other two.

Mr. Smith and I got married 3 1/2 months after our first date. Another great story and a wild ride for sure! Our lives are wonderful and kind of crazy, but I don't think we would want it any other way.

Mr. Smith's family is here, but that is a whole other story for another time and another blog. Suffice it to say, we don't see them much and most of the time, that is just fine.

Why VertigoB? Well, right after I had Baby C, I was diagnosed with labyrinthitis. It is an interesting thing to have with a newborn, a preschooler, an energetic Jack Russell, and a growing business. Trying to juggle all of this WHILE feeling like I was falling randomly throughout the day and night was a challenge. I still have tinnitis in one ear and some minor hearing problems part of the time with the occasional bout of vertigo.

Stay tuned as I roll out old favorites, try some new stuff and share it with all seven of you.

Thanks for reading.