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Kathleen F.'s avatar

Laughed through it and loved it! Plus, some useful cooking tips sprinkled throughout. Thank you for the wonderful essay that has almost inspired me to try it. Or can I come to your house?

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Randy Tibbits's avatar

Oh, YES - do come over. I'll happily answer the door for you - or Rick will, if for any reason I can't. Thanks so much, as always, for reading - and commenting. And, by the way, how are you at slicing onions?

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Kathleen F.'s avatar

Better then my spouse! I'm with you.

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Richard Bebermeyer's avatar

So funny! A delicious soup for which I gave a few stirs of the onions. Credit where credit is due.

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Randy Tibbits's avatar

AND toasted the bread w/cheese. AND, most important of all, proofed the piece, catching all my errors. Its (or is it, It's) a major task?!

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Ellen Jasnosz's avatar

Love this! And ,I, too, have made FOS using Julia’s recipe, including the beef broth, but only in my young and foolish days. It does make a spectacularly good soup, although I’m not sure that one only half that good wouldn’t dazzle most of my dinner guests. Going to have to try your (and NYT’s) version!

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Randy Tibbits's avatar

I KNOW yours was fab. Remember, I've cooked with you.

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Karen Lund's avatar

So fun to read, but, also, is a gift from an accomplished chef giving all aspiring chefs permission to use store-bought stocks! Thank you!

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Randy Tibbits's avatar

And friend Edie suggests going for beef bone broth to make it even richer. Will be trying that next.

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Karen Lund's avatar

Oh dear … with all respects to your friend’s suggestion which is surely excellent in most cases, but in this instance, IMHO you have actually achieved perfection, so go ahead and “… Mess with Texas”, but please, not, with your onion soup !

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Randy Tibbits's avatar

HaHaHaHa! You will DEFINITELY be invited back.

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Karen Lund's avatar

It is “it’s”

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Randy Tibbits's avatar

It is, it's, its something that I will, I'll, Ill NEVER be able to master!

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