homemade zuppa toscana

the autumn delicacy, the coveted broth, the mid work retreat

among these parts, there are little food items that get a girl going.

Tai Sho, kiku, Chang, yes yes yes

But Olive Garden, you just don't think that this is going to do it

But my oh my, does that lunch, salad and soup special get it everytime

thanks to rachel’s suggestion to visit the pioneer woman’s take on this savory soup, I tried it out, found a few things I didn't like, but learned a whole new way of preparing a soup…cream based.

My cooking steps are below with recipe at bottom.

hint – listen to David Guetta’s “without you” while cooking – make you really feel desperate from some OG breadsticks…..

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ok
here we go, step 1

 

 red potatoes
get em, gather em

wash those babies

 cut those babies

add em to water & boil those babies!

meanwhile, prep italian sausage -
i used trader joes sweet style - but ground sausage works perfectly too..
they just didnt sell ground spiced meats at tj's.....

garlic & onions

un flake them, dice em, and deal wit em
insert sobbing eyes and stinky fingers here

while potatoes boil and bubble...brown onion, garlic & sausage in other sauce pan

once potatoes have boiled, softened and start shredding, remove from heat, remove from water and drain in colander

nothing like sauteed garlic, onion and sausage

gather red pepper, or peppa, or pippa

 

crush, grind, deal with

i thought id get fancy with my morar and pestle, and yeah, it didnt work

crushing flimsy red pepper with granite just wasnt working

knife was necessary

add cream, chicken broth to other pot

add oregano, spice, ground red pepper

 simmmmerrrrr 20 min

the BEST ingredient in the whole soup

add sausage/onion/garlic

add kale

warm

add potatoes or potates or potahtohs

give her a little bit of warmth & tenderness

serrrrveeee

 give some to husband
and enjoy


ingredients:

• fresh Kale; cleaned & ripped
• 12 whole Red Potatos, Sliced Thin
• 1-2 Onion
• 1-1/2 pound Italian Sausage
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (more To Taste)
• 2 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
• 2 cups Whole Milk
• 4 cups Half-and-half
• Fresh Or Dried Oregano
• Black Pepper
• Any additional and all spices to taste -- Benson's spices take the cake -- or well, take the soup

lessons learned:
dont add too much cream/broth.
go for the broath as an addition, not the main piece...if that makes sense
more kale/potato/sausage is better
less broth is better
add salt

kale is delicious

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