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[turnonmyheels]

Star Trek: TOS Soup Group -- The Enemy Within

A transporter incident separates a weird unicorn/lap dog into good and bad personalities. Meanwhile, Captain Kirk is transported back to the ship and the same thing occurs to him, unbeknownst to the crew. Cue the sexual assault of Yeoman Rand. Meanwhile Sulu and the others are stuck on the surface where over night temperatures drop to below 120 celsius and can't be beamed back onto the ship until the transporter is fixed.

Wow. Which trope do you start with? It's got everything from bizarre creatures, good/bad versions of characters, non-con, AND huddling for warmth.

Other thing I've realized: As much as I was in love with Spock I was equally in love with Yeoman Rand and her waffle blonde hair.

Soup:

Cooking Light's Butternut Squash and Shallot

Pretty major deviation from the recipe: one shallot, two cloves garlic, one squash seeds removed and cleaned for later roasting, one potato, thinly sliced ginger roasted until tender, then drizzled with white truffle oil. Mash when cool. Combine broth and roasted mash, simmer. Puree. Add in a teaspoon of lime juice. Puree. Simmer.

Toast the seeds with salt and olive oil and then use for garnish.

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I've started lifting again. For real this time. I have the aching muscles to prove it too.

Comments

[ldthomps.livejournal.com]

That soup sounds tasty, complex, rich and yet very low fat. Did it turn out as good as it sounds?

And, yowza - that ep was like a fandom kink bingo game gone wild *g*.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

IT DID. I forgot to mention I used a tablespoon of dry sherry in it too. Yes, the flavor was very rich and complex. I've learned that if your puree a potato [preferably a gold/yellow potato] in your soups, you get the creamy texture/look of cream but without all the stuff you don't want.

And I'm sure people everywhere are screaming but a potato is high in carbs! Well yeah, it is. But if you've got ONE potato with the skin on for an entire POT of soup? I think you're okay on carbs. ;-)

It is extremely low fat. Depending on the broth you use [btw, since you told me about better than bullion i haven't used anything else ever] and how much oil you roast your veggies with it's essentially fat free.

[ldthomps.livejournal.com]

Yeah, even most of the paleo people are ok with potatoes and sweet potatoes in moderation. Whole foods, even avocados and potatoes and raisins are Good for us. I've heard that about potatoes in soup, but never tried it - must do!

Oh, and I'd forgotten I'd recommended BTB - it has such good flavor, I'm glad you enjoy it, too!