Join us for Fredagsmys (cosy Fridays)

redofromstart

PIP, the key thing is to really gently sweat flavour out of your base vegetables for some minutes before you add water.  Chop the veg up into fine dice, add your fat and your aromatics, lowest heat then top with some some crumpled foil or crumpled baking paper (the fat wrapper works) to keep the steam in and give it a few minutes on lowest heat so the veg sweat their flavoursome juices out into the fat before you add your stock and any thickener.  

Wednesday2000

I felt quite tired after my physical therapy session so I had a quick dinner and had a warm shower. I bought some really cosy socks from Amazon. I'm about to settle in and carry on with The Good Wife. I got a cosy dressing gown with a hood from New Look in the sale so I will put that on too.

Teaparty_mum

Hi could I please join you ? Sounds great 

PennysIntoPounds

Thank you @redofromstart

Sounds grand @Wednesday2000, cosy socks ftw 😊

Hi @Teaparty_mum, welcome. What are your cosy mse fredagsmys plans? Don't worry, it's not a requirement of joining in that you have to be able to pronounce Fredagsmys, though we'll be impressed if you can! 

Teaparty_mum

Thanks for the welcome, usually I’m at home, pjs and doing patchwork which I’ve just started but tonight I’m actually out !! 4th this year 

beanielou

I will be wearing my Snoopy oodie. 

Rosa_Damascena

redofromstart said:

PIP, the key thing is to really gently sweat flavour out of your base vegetables for some minutes before you add water.  Chop the veg up into fine dice, add your fat and your aromatics, lowest heat then top with some some crumpled foil or crumpled baking paper (the fat wrapper works) to keep the steam in and give it a few minutes on lowest heat so the veg sweat their flavoursome juices out into the fat before you add your stock and any thickener.  

And do not go wild on the leeks! Otherwise you will get a very sharp tasting soup. Everything in proportion.

Let us know how you get on? I'm going to make some soup myself this evening using up old vegetables, so much less of a faff in a soup maker than having to attend to a stockpot. I just want to chop my veg and go!

Working_Mum

Inspired by this thread I am going to make leek and potato soup for tomorrow night! I over ordered leeks last week on my shop so needs using up 

I'll be walking my dog and then snuggling down with my book (Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor) - the forecast is cold and damp for tomorrow and I've a busy Saturday planned so will conserve my energy after a heavy week work-wise.

Wishing everyone a lovely Friday

((WM))

Wednesday2000

I'm going to make soup today as well.

Blackcats

Seems like soup is popular for a cosy Friday.

@redofromstart - I'm glad you shared your leek and potato soup expertise with PIP.  I'm like @Rosa_Damascena and use a soup maker so I'd need to find an impressive way to describe - chop leeks, potatoes, bit of celery, bit of onion.  Season and add stock.  Turn on soup maker using creamed soup function.

hello and welcome to new posters and nice to see January posters again.

it's interesting that simple inexpensive things like reading, warm socks, soup and pets have the ability to give us a feel good factor.  

Looking forward to tomorrow.