Well I thought that I would give this a try even though I am a paper chef virgin. I have to admit this one was particulary hard since I don't like ground corriander, bit I do love corn and pine nuts. It was also hard because of the wild card. I chose Dominion Day. When I was younger my mother never bothered much with Dominion Day because it falls the day before my birthday. She was always busy planning parties for it and making cupcakes and such. So she liked to make us soup because she could fix it and forget about it. We never had corn soup I must admit, we usually had Navy Bean or Split Pea...something that could sit around awhile. This was quite an interesting adventure and I think it turned out lovely...but I am biased. Corn and Walla Walla Onion Soup with Corriander Pesto Crouton 2 cups corn, off the cob 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 cup Walla Walla Onions 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 1 quart chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 tsp ground corriander 3/4 cup white … [Read more...]