Sunday, November 9, 2008

Cooks can be deceiving...

This week...TOP CHEF SEASON 5 NEW YORK! Premieres Wednesday, November 12, 10/9c, only on Bravo...watch what happens!

My pick right off the bat is FABIO...30, native of Florence, owner and executive chef of Café Firenze Italian Restaurant & Martini Bar in Ventura County, CA. Personal cook to WILLIAM SHATNER...how can he lose? Looking into my crystal matzo ball, I predict LAUREN will get the ax first, and STEFAN will win the "I'm not yer bitch, Bitch!" crybaby award. So glad TOMMY C's back at the judges' table, but uppity anorexic PADMA? EAT something, grlll...

Bravo's recipe du jour:

Pumpkin Soup
Prep Time: one hour
Serves: 4

2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 brown onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
400g butternut pumpkin, peeled and diced
4 cups/1 liter chicken stock

Directions:
1. Heat oil in saucepan, add onion and garlic and sauté 5 minutes.
2. Add pumpkin and toss to coat with the onion mixture. Add the stock and bring mixture to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes with the lid on, until the pumpkin is cooked.
4. Allow mixture to cool and transfer in batches to blender jug.
5. Select the 5/puree speed, blend until smooth.
6. Return pureed soup to saucepan to heat through, adjust seasoning before serving.
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