Easy Tomato Shallot Soup Recipe

Kelli Best-Oliver — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:43:48 +0000

After reading Robin’s post last week on easy weeknight meals, I was craving that comfort food classic, tomato soup and grilled cheese. I’ve been eating it in various incantations since I was tiny, and I wanted a refined, yet simple version of soup. I looked through several cookbooks for a filling soup that only required ingredients I had on hand, and when I saw Deborah Madison’s Summer Tomato Soup, I knew I would try something similar. I literally made and enjoyed this dish today and wanted to pass it along.

Local Gourmet: Roasted Pears with Goat Cheese & Shallots

Noelle dEstries — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:18:02 +0000

I picked up a basket of pears at the public market this week that were bursting with flavor. Try this Roasted Pears with Goat Cheese & Shallots recipe for an amazing weekend snack that’s quick and easy.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. You will need 3 firm Bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored (about 1 pound). Arrange the pears cut side up in an over safe bowl, with 2 tbls. of olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, chopped, and 1/2 cup of chopped shallots. Sprinkle salt and pepper and a tbls. of honey over the goods. Add 1-2 cups of goat cheese over your pears.

Bake for a good 30-35 minutes, tossing the pears occasionally in the juices, until they are crisp-tender and beginning to brown.

Pair this with toasted pita or a warm baguette and drizzle with honey.

recipe via WorstCookEver.com

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Easy Tomato Shallot Soup Recipe

Local Gourmet: Roasted Pears with Goat Cheese & Shallots