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Weekends in a French Kitchen: Chilled Spring Pea Soup

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Weekends in a French Kitchen (click to read about the project: here) launched last week.  And if you're game, I'm including affiliate links to the cookbooks at the bottom of the post.

Special thanks to the project organizers: Alice of A Mama, Baby and Sharpei in the Kitchen, Christy of Confessions of a Culinary Diva, Tammy of Telling Stories from Chez Nous, and Emily of Blue Bungalow. What a fun, fun project they have designed. Join us.

This week's selection from Daniel Boulud and Dorie Greenspan's cookbook - Café Boulud Cookbook - is Chilled Spring Pea Soup. You'll find this recipe on page 112 of the Café Boulud Cookbook...we will not be posting the actual recipes on our blogs.


My Thoughts...
I used more herbs and skipped the cream and bacon on top. It was a warm summer evening and I carted the soup out to the backyard. The Precise Kitchen Elf was loving it! Look at this glee. We will definitely be making this again soon.



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  1. A Day in the Life on the FarmJuly 11, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    I am so tempted to join you Cam but I am afraid I will get overwhelmed if I join any more clubs.

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    1. ArisuchanJuly 12, 2015 at 10:55 PM

      Jump in Wendy! You can just cook when you feel up to it, no minimum participation requirement here :) and they have been really tasty recipes SOOOO hard to say no to!

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  2. KayteJuly 11, 2015 at 7:24 PM

    All right, another winner! Cute photo of the elf. I really liked it, my husband wouldn't even try it...go figure, his loss. :-) All those herbs sound wonderful.

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  3. ArisuchanJuly 12, 2015 at 10:54 PM

    I love how much he loved it! ;)

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  4. CindyJuly 12, 2015 at 11:31 PM

    Your soup looks delicious! Is that kale chopped up on top? That would pair well for sure. I love the photos of your cute kitchen elf. I wish my boys would have had such glee while eating this! He's a keeper for sure :)

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  5. CakelawJuly 15, 2015 at 4:05 AM

    I can see that your kitchen elf loved this soup. Unfortunately it was not for me, but now I know.

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