May 2 - Day 287

Cream of Cauliflower Soup.
In a pot over med heat melt 4 TBSP butter. Add 1 diced onion and 1 1/2 cups finely diced celery and cook, stirring, until tender but not browned. Stir in one head of cauliflower, trimmed and coarsely chopped. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup all purpose flour. Turn up the heat to high. Slowly stir in 4 cups veg broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to med-low and simmer, partially covered, until the cauliflower is very tender, about 25 minutes. Using an immersion blender process until smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup cream. Heat through but do not boil. Add a pinch of poudre douce, salt and pepper. Adapted from Joy of Cooking. Cooking Tunes; shuffle.