Comments on: When Paris came to Seattle, or on carrot-fennel soup

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:11:31 +0000

The days are getting colder and colder here and this afternoon i needed a warm bowl of soup so i put on my coat and went to the grocery store to pick up carrots and fennel ! I forgot to buy stock so i just used water instead ! 15 years later this recipe is still doing pretty good ! Thanks Molly , have a warm weekend ahead !xx

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:08:49 +0000

thanks for the recipe. the soup was delicious.

By: dominica

dominica — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:12:11 +0000

in one of those moments of serendipity, my fridge contained the exact ingredients for this lovey soup. I was a little nervous about adding the orange juice, but i did. And i am very glad of this, because the hint of orange that comes through with every slurp is a delicious surprise…thanks for a wonderful recipe.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:20:46 +0000

I tried this tonight, and I felt I was violating your tenet from the book about following the recipe to the letter the first time you try it--I forgot to buy veggie broth, so I used chicken broth instead, and I decided to chance skipping the creme fraiche. I think the chicken broth was an okay move, but it probably could've used the creme fraiche. Instead I gave it some tang by adding some white wine vinegar. Now I'm wishing I had followed the recipe. :o)

Also wanted to tell you how much I loved your book, and I was touched by how you were able to put into words some things I have felt about food but never could quite articulate.

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:11:00 +0000

How funny! I just made this soup again the other day, for the first time in about a year, and I made a few tweaks, so I decide to update the recipe online. It must have triggered something in your Bloglines, or whatever aggregator you use, Alice Q. and wheresmymind! I saw your comments and thought, “What weird timing! I just updated this two-year-old post, and lo and behold, it gets new comments!” It didn’t occur to me until this morning that it probably showed up in your aggregator as a new post, eh? Either way, you really should try the soup! It’s perfect for this time of year, and so, so good with a bit of creme fraiche! I’ve been eating it for lunch all week…

By: wheresmymind

wheresmymind — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:47:00 +0000

I think you need something crunchay on top! Either that or another color 😉

By: Alice Q

Alice Q — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:39:00 +0000

How fun! I love Pikes Place Market, and I am determined to someday do a stay in Paris like yours. It’s one of those “to do before you die” kind of things I think – or at least it’s one of mine! I made the “rancho la puerta” granola that I found on your recipe list the other day and I am planning to post about it – I love it!

By: David C

David C — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:13:00 +0000

A bit late, but still worth a post: I put “fennel soup” into Google this evening to see what I could do new with the fennel bulb I had and this recipe came up. Delicious! I’ll definitely be making this again. Maybe double the quantity, but otherwise the same. Greetings from Cambridge UK, I might take a browse around and see what else I can find we’d like here. Thanks again.

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:57:00 +0000

Posthipchick, I appreciate your concern, and I’m happy to clarify that what you’re seeing is most thankfully NOT a hair–it’s a wispy bit of fennel frond. See recipe for details. Phew.

By: posthipchick

posthipchick — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:27:00 +0000

am i the only one who sees the hair in that soup?