my first culinary school dish!

intro to cooking is my first pastry school class, & i am having a ton of fun in it right now.  we have worked on a lot of chopping & slicing &, well, more knife skills. 

last night, we started making soups!  in case you do not know, soups are one of my favorite foods, regardless of my sister's opinion on that statement.  {soup can, in fact, be a favorite food, julie byrd!}


clear soups were the topic of the day.  clear vegetable soup, minestrone, & french onion.  i LOVE french onion soup.  one of my favorites of the soups.  & this was a winner!

because i am so nice, i'm even going to give you the recipe!  but because i am so tired, this picture will have to do :) 

after step 3, the directions are to let cooking to boil a little of the sherry flavor off.  {really, the longer it cooks, the more delicious.}  then slice up the bread in 3/8" slices & broil to make the croutons.  when ready to serve, put some soup in a bowl, top with 1 or 2 "croutons", cover with cheese, & broil a few minutes to make it look like the above.  

& voila!  delicious french onion soup!

love love,

kjp.