Sunday, June 19, 2011

Whitewater Cooks...shrimp bisque!

Lovely daughter and I spent about an hour in the kitchen cooking the best ever shrimp bisque!
Rave reviews from everyone...
It's great for a lunch or a dinner party.

It's another winner from Whitewater Cooks.
I highly recommend their cookbooks...
if you love cooking and enjoy sharing meals with family and friends you will want to have these on your shelf.




I love what they say about the bisque...
Yes! we want to feel like we are in a Paris Bistro!



serves 6-8 as a starter

we ate it as our main 
served with a crusty baguette
smiles all round!




Prep bowls are great for recipes like this one


The Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry 
is leftover from the Christmas trifle



Saute


I love Le Creuset pots for soups and stews
they conduct such even heat and are oven proof
 (lifting them is a wee bit of weight training)


the clam juice has been added
and the aroma is making me feel giddy


I used my Braun hand blender to puree rather than the food processor
saves a bit of clean up 
be aware that it might splatter so wear your apron and be careful not to splash yourself



Meet
our lovely daughter
she agreed to have her photo taken and to be introduced
 on The Humble Bungalow Blog
Thanks honey!



I hope that you will let me know what you think if you try this amazing bisque.
I am so excited about it!
I can hardly wait to make it again...
it is the best bisque ever
and 
I have sampled many many bisques over 56 years!

14 comments:

Pondside said...

That sounds yummy. Thanks for the tip about using the hand blender - I always forget about that little treasure.

materfamilias said...

Your daughter is lovely indeed -- sounds like a great day together.

Jane and Lance Hattatt said...

Hello:
One of our all time favourite soups. Absolute luxury, pure heaven. And to have it as a main course with plenty of crusty French bread sounds absolutely perfect for a summer supper.

Anonymous said...

I always think that's such an indulgent soup , I agree with the Hattatts, it's absolute luxury.
Your daughter looks fo familiar to me, she would fit in well round these parts.

Anonymous said...

Oh, so! I haven't gone all home boy.

Susan B said...

Your daughter is lovely and the soup looks amazing. I may try it next weekend.

Suburban Princess said...

Your daughter is very pretty! Looks like a lovely meal al fresco!

Judith said...

One of my favourite soups deliiice,what a stunning girl your daughter is great way to spend time together.Ida

LPC said...

Nom. And hello Lovely Daughter! Quite lovely indeed!

Adrienne Shubin said...

What a beauty your daughter is! And so photogenic.

Shrimp bisque is one of my favorite soups....when the weather cools off a bit (it's going to be in the mid 90's today and 100 tomorrow), I'll give it a go!

No Sacrifice Bags said...

I've never tried shrimp bisque, and yours sounds wonderful.
Your daughter looks so much like you, and I'm sure she enjoys your blog too.

I just returned from China, where Blogspot amongst other websites is blocked. I couldn't even access my own blog.
Just as well, since I had no time to blog anyway! lol

Duchesse said...

Absolutely gorgeous... the bisque and DD!

Sue/the view from great island said...

Just the reading the list of ingredients makes me hungry. I love sherry with seafood, and the color of the finished soup is so beautiful.

mette said...

The food sounds fine, but I came over to admire your lovely daughter!
Such a fresh looking young lovely woman!!!