I am doing things a little bit differently today. I stumbled across a blogging community that takes blogging to a whole new level! They get together and challenge each other to write blog posts that have a very specific point; today, we are secret subject swapping! Most of the bloggers are humor writers and they have some really great posts. I have noticed there are numerous mothers participating so if you have a child, I would totally recommend reading some of these women! They are hilarious. This was my subject:
As a food blogger, my first go-to would be to cook for someone! But who... There are many, many people for whom I would absolutely LOVE to cook for, so narrowing it down will be quite the task. I look to my friends. I have successfully cooked for many of them with great compliments and astounding praise. I love preparing a meal, serving it, and watching my guest consume the food and enjoy it thoroughly. It really does bring me great joy when others have joy. Hmm.... Who could I cook for that would bring me joy if they enjoyed my meal?
THE Julia Child? Why, yes.
Julia Child.
If I could arrange a special surprise for someone that would totally blow their mind with no constraints whatsoever, I would cook for Julia Child.
TIDBIT of the day: the last meal Julia Child ever consumed was French Onion Soup.
This is where this post gets crazy. I am going to assume that Julia could come back to earth for one day. She would get to relive her last moments of life. I am going to prepare an exquisite, vegan version of French Onion Soup, and take her to the National Museum of American History, where her beloved kitchen is now on display because she donated it for the love of food. I want her to be able to know and appreciate the effect she had on the world and on food. Her last book, My Life in France, ends with the quote:
Wow. Bon appétit!
That was her special catch phrase she uttered at the end of her cooking show! Getting back on track, I would like to propose a special recipe for the second last meal of Julia Child.
What would I use? How would I make it exquisite? Would it be good enough? She is the authority on French cuisine and I am attempting to make her a meal????
What have I gotten myself into?!
Okay, do not panic. Keep Calm and Carry On, or whatever that weird meme is.
For the base...
I imagine a wonderfully rich vegetable broth with carrots and celery, boiled down to a thick consistency.
When you start to sauté the onions, the kitchen will reek with unbelievable scents. Add a bit of garlic and everyone will start to drool...
Place some herbes de provence in the onions and the spirit of France will come alive in your kitchen!
Transfer everything to a soup pot and start to simmer to a boil.
French Onion Soup must be accompanied by bread of some fashion.
Start to toast sliced french baguette in a toaster oven and add a basil pesto halfway through. Once the toast is crispy, remove from the oven and let sit until the soup comes to a boil.
Place the savory soup into individual bowls and top with a slice of the basil baguette. All of the ingredients will be toasty and warm and now comes time to top with cheese!
CHEESE?! But this is a vegan blog!
"You do not consume cheese!" some may say.
Alas, there does exist some creation of a vegan cheese that would adorn this soup most royally.
Daiya makes an excellent vegan havarti cheese that comes from the vegan goddess of cheese! I actually used this on my Buffalo Tempeh Burger awhile back! It was divine.
The soup is almost complete. With herbes de provence, the french scent is heavily apparent. Basil baguettes top the savory soup with a crisp crunch. Heavenly havarti adds a sharp undertone to the top of the soup. All that is left is the garnish.
Take a sprig of rosemary and shed those little leaves upon the melty, gooey, crispy, crunchy, savory, salty soup for the perfect vegan French Onion Soup!
If this intrigues your senses, look forward to the specific recipe coming soon! This super exciting blogging challenge gave me the inspiration to construct a vegan French Onion Soup in real life. I will shop this weekend and try to bring this potential recipe to life!
A huge thank you to Confessions of a Part-time Working Mom for this wonderful prompt! To read more of her stuff, click here!
This challenge has been organized by Karen, her blog HERE!
To see the other entries in the challenge this month, here is a list of the blogs that are participating in this Secret Subject Swap!
(trust me, this was exceedingly fun and made me think of a fun way to write my blog!)
http://www.BakingInATornado.com Baking In A Tornado
http://themomisodes.com The Momisodes
http://stacysewsandschools.blogspot.com Stacy Sews and Schools
http://followmehome.shellybean.com Follow me home . . .
http://www.someoneelsesgenius.com Someone Else’s Genius
http://thethreegerbers.blogspot.ch/ Confessions of a part-time working mom
http://www.dribblesngrits.com Dribbles and Grits
http://www.impoverishedvegan.com Impoverished Vegan
http://spatulasonparade.blogspot.com Spatulas on Parade
http://dinoheromommy.com/ Dinosaur Superhero Mommy
http://morethancheeseandbeer.blogspot.com More Than Cheese and Beer
http://www.eviljoyspeaks.wordpress.com Evil Joy Speaks
Please visit these wonderful blogs and look forward to the next installment of these awesome blogging challenges!
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