276932 Thu Mar 10 00:00:18 -0800 2005 1 31 Home Cooking 0 1462399 A couple of weeks ago on an out of town trip, DH and I enjoyed a cream of artichoke soup with a little bit of blue cheese crumbled on top. We agreed that cream of asparagus soup would be great that way, and last night I tried it, and indeed it was. (Another idea for the asparagus thread earlier this week.) I'm trying to keep off some weight I recently lost :), so I made it with skim milk and yogurt instead of whole milk and sour cream, and it was still awesome. Do you think that the blue cheese would go with pretty much any green vegetable-puree-based soup? Spinach? Zucchini? Has anyone else already tried this? It was new to me. Thu Mar 10 00:00:18 -0800 2005 0 Zorra 1 1462451 I've been making a cauliflower soup with blue cheese that's delicious. I'll link the original recipe from epicurious, but the last time I made it I adapted it by adding a potato to thicken and give it some smoothness and body without cornstarch and added cream. Also, I hate celery. This version is a little more "robust" than the epicurious version, which is more "elegant": 2 small yellow onions, chopped 12 oz. cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets (about 3 1/4 cups) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter one small russet potato, peeled and diced 2 cups broth (I used beef, because that's what I had) 1 cup whole milk 1/3 cup (about 2 oz) crumbled Stilton or other good quality strong blue cheese 1/4 teaspoon white pepper Salt to taste (depends on how salty the broth and cheese are) Sautee the onions and cauliflower in the butter over medium heat until onions are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the milk, broth and potato and simmer covered until the veggies are very tender (about half an hour). Puree (love my new immersion blender). Stir in the blue cheese until it melts and adjust seasonings (I find the blue cheese flavor becomes more pronounced as it "ages"). Serve warm or cold -- it keeps and reheats nicely. Link: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/107584?epiSearchPage=http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/find/results?search=cauliflower+stilton+soup&x=10&y=4 Thu Mar 10 12:56:35 -0800 2005 1462399 0 Ruth Lafler