north Shore news NEWS photo Mike Wakefield THIS CHRISTMAS MAKE HER EYES SPARKLE Wednesday, December 2, 1998- North Shore News - 39 inter is the best yn for soups FOR centuries soups of all kinds have been celebrated in verse and in siories, Steaming with aromauc enticements, soup has been, and still is, the guintessen- tial winte food. Good “potage.” “cuppa,” “eves,” “sopa,” “evn,” “suppe,” or soup, has been one of the prime building blocks of cold weather cookery. The great icon of French classical gastronomy and political economy Brillat- Savarin Anthelme (1775- 1826) once remarked that a “woman who could not make soups should not be allowed to marry.” Soups serve at least nwo functions: the first is to stimulate the appetite. These are usually lighter soups. The second is to function as amain course. The larrer are the heavier soups; usually creams, purees or chowders. Moist heat cooking of meat, fish and vegetables j is WARM up with winter’s perfect food: rich, hearty a chef in your kitchen probably the sccond oldest cooking method for humankind. The first was roasting, or the placing of a large joint of meat over the tire. Soup cooking provides a much better utility and versatility for the raw mate- rials. A good soup made with a strong stock may have as ro--- (Rose w. 40% off , Christmas orders ; Offering a wide selection ? of international pastries. 1537 Lonsdale 980-2649 | ;: sega rc oe much as 124. protein in it. Stocks form the basis af all meas, vegetable, and tish soups. Its essential that stocks are made from tresh meats, bones, poultry or fish, not previously cooked or frozen, in the right pro- portions. About 4 Ibs of bones with some meat, 14 ibs. vegetables, (onions, car- rots, celery, leeks in equal amounts) should yield about 4 to 5 quarts of stack. Select an eight- quart soup or stock por, add in the bones and cover with 6 quarts of cold water. [f there §s a lor of chlorine in your tap water, use battled water. Let stand See Trio page 40 & ewe ee CRANBERRY LOAF # H Westlynn Bakery 1.1199 LYNN VALLEY QD, LYNN VALLEY CENTRE Special only *2.95 each reg. *3.95 $5102 = Offer valid Dec 4-Dec 9798 WITH DIAMONDS Journey back to o time when celebrating the hoiidays was an elegant offair. Enjoy a tantalizing meal as you rell into the season with o spectacular tide along Howe Sound to Portecu Cove. Then, get ready to dance to the scund of our big bond“Night Train” Whether it’s a Christmas luncheon or New Yeor’s Eve dinner gota, the experience w'l move you. Date: New Year's Eve Departs: 9:30pm. Reterns: 1:45am, Festivities at Porteau Cove through midnight. PRICES: Salon, $180. Dome, $195. Includes 5 course meal and fireworks at Porteau Cove. CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE Sunday Luncheons: December 6 & 13 Departs: Noon. Returns: 4:15pm. Dinners: December 4, 5, 11, 12 Departs: 6:15pm. Returns: 10:15pm. Features an hour of music at Porteau Cove. PRICES: Solon, $90. Dome, $105. A ring of beauty and elegance with the power to express feelings no words can describe. Your perfect ring awaits. ¢ Journey: “Pack fo Gi fegant Dining. Gift