Awhile ago I won a copy of The Organic Family Cookbook in a giveaway hosted by Erin at Tiny Twist Creative. I've been meaning to post about it for awhile, but, to be honest, we gobbled up all of its creations before I had a chance to photograph them. But, the soup that we made the other night was so delicious (and so pretty!) that I had no excuse. It was a creamy butternut squash soup, which alone is pretty good, but what put it over the top were the little extra touches: the sauteed mushrooms and the Parmesan crisp. Normally, we bypass garnishes because we're in a hurry, but these were definitely crucial to the dish and were really no extra work to prepare. The mushrooms were a perfect savory counterpoint to the sweetness of the squash and the crisp melted into a decadent glob of cheese at the bottom of the bowl. Yum.
This really is a great little cookbook. It focuses on whole food meals for the whole family using seasonal and organic ingredients. It's very kid-centric, which I love, but it doesn't sacrifice taste because of it.
Thank you Ani for writing such a wonderful cookbook and thank you Erin for giving it away!
I have had this cookbook in my cart and really need to just order it. Thanks for the wonderful review.
ReplyDeleteOooooh... that looks and sounds delicious!
ReplyDeletewow...looks and sounds delicious. I can imagine the mushroom went beautifully with the butternut squash.xxx
ReplyDeleteholy yum!
ReplyDeleteYum yum yum!
ReplyDeletesounds like a great book, and you are right, it is a gorgeous looking soup!!
ReplyDeleteUm, I just made some butternut soup and it was not tasty. Well, those of us that hated it, really hated it. But there were 3 lovies that really loved it. I dunno. Is it an acquired taste or am I doing something wrong?
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