hey dawnnys! when i started to make your cream of leek soup, i fully intended...

rvb

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to (perhaps for the first time in my life) follow the recipe exactly. circumstances intervened.

i was ignoring the lobbying from the herb shelf (especially the thyme) and things were proceeding swimmingly when, whilst rummaging in the vegetable drawer for the leeks, i heard a chorus of small voices chanting, “oh sir. kind sir. we too wish to honor David patron saint of Wales with our presence at dinner.” although impressed, I was still holding true to my original intent when I noticed that the cello bag was beginning to fill with carrot tears. that did it dawn. without stopping to explain to them the difference between At dinner and For dinner, i grabbed three of the little fellers and sliced them into the pot.

at this point the thyme put up a real squawk claiming ecumenical prejudice. i should make it known here that i have grave doubts concerning the religious conviction of thymus vulgaris but I figured “in for a penny in for a pound” and threw in a tablespoon.

up to this point, i doubt that Dewi Saint would have objected overly, but things took a rapid downturn when i remembered the stock in the freezer that i had made from a couple of chicken carcasses and an odd hambone.

it was however excellent and i thank you for posting. oh – i used fat-free half and half instead of cream and rather more than the amount called for.

 
Love it! So - do you frequently sub ff 1/2 & 1/2 in hot dishes? I've tried a few times, and

it seemed to break down. Any tips?

 
strange. i've never had the problem. do you use...

land'olakes or another brand?

 
I am still laughing (Rick, have you wandered into the wine cabinet this morning?)...

gald you enjoyed it. I tweak a lot too.

Regarding the cream, I usually temper any sort of cream product, whether it needs it or not. Never had too much of a problem.

 
Dawn, how do you temper milk products?

I often use the half and half fat-free stuff to save on calories but never heard of tempering anything but knives and chocolate! Can you explain, please?

 
Maybe it was the wrong term, by tempering I meant that...

I add a little of the hot liquid to the sour cream/cream/milk to bring it up closer to the temperature of the liquid before adding it to the liquid. I know this is especially important if using fat-free cream-type ingredients.

I guess tempering is usually used to refer to something with eggs, but it's done the same way. Tempering chocolate is a whole different thing.

 
When I make a very similar version, I use whip cream. No problems with it

but unfortunately we just love things to be very rich. I think the cholesterol problems will come later.

 
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