Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Pea Soup for the Soul

I'm always glad to get back home from vacation, due in large part to the fact that I can get back in my kitchen. Today I put up a pot of split pea soup (remember my post about it here). And Flamenco Dad was nice enough to gift me an immersion blender for Mother's Day this year, so I put that boat motor to use!*

I know some people would consider a gift of kitchenware to be unromantic; some would say that a more appropriate gift would be flowers or candy. Don't get me wrong: I love flowers and candy. But to me, cool gadgets I can use to get my kitchen mojo going are gifts that just keep on giving. And did I mention that the immersion blender has a whisk attachment and a mini chopper attachment, and that it makes fantastic smoothies?

The soup was silky smooth and full of flavor. It made for a delicious dinner on what was a slightly cool evening. And now that I've gotten over my fear of The Exorcist the soup tastes even better.

*Note: when using an immersion blender to puree the soup, make sure if you're using any kind of meat (ham, ham hocks, etc.) that you remove them from the pot before using the boat motor. Trust me on this.

3 comments:

Annie said...

I totally get the gadgets for the kitchen as a cool gift. Sears have been advertising appliances like washers and dryers as Christmas gifts though and it's driving me crazy - I had a whole conversation with my hubs about that ad lol! Just to be sure he didn't get any 'great' gift ideas from it ;)

Lynn Barry said...

The romantic part is that your man knows YOU..and that is what creates the romantic...well, you know...HUGS

Anonymous said...

Cool kitchen gadgets can be the best gift ever . . . as long as the giftee loves cooking!