Marilyn’s
Gazpacho
According
to Wikipedia: “Gazpacho is a soup made of raw vegetables and served cold,
usually with a tomato base, originating in the southern Spanish region of
Andalusia.” That said, soups and stews lend themselves to personal interpretation.
Here is my version of gazpacho, with careful attention to taste and prep time.
24
ounces of tomato or V-8 juice
4 tomatoes
2 cucumbers
or 3 kirbys, seeded and peeled
1 red
pepper, cored and seeded
½ - 1
Vidalia Onion (to taste)
2 -3
garlic cloves (to taste)
2
tablespoons of olive oil (optional)
A few
sprigs of fresh parsley
A few
sprigs of fresh cilantro
Salt
& pepper to taste
Cut
up tomatoes, cucumbers, red pepper, onion, and garlic into small pieces and put
into food processor, one ingredient at a time. Add oil, parsley, cilantro, salt and pepper. When mixture is coarsely
chopped or smooth according to your taste, pour mixture into large bowl. Stir
in juice. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours. When serving, offer cut-up
pieces of scallion and croutons for topping.
Devil's Pawn - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
He
pointed to a chair, but I remained standing near the doorway. His office
gave off negative vibes that kept me on my guard. I didn't much like this
relative who had shown up out of the blue at the high school I'd been attending
back in Pennsylvania. He’d had the right credentials and looked enough
like my dad to convince me he was my father's older brother. Since I'd
just lost my immediate family, I had no choice but to come live with Raymond
Davenport and his wife in upstate New York.
Simon
Porte has lost his mother, father and younger sister. He has no family
until his Uncle Raymond shows up to take him into his home and make him the son
he and Aunt Mary had never had. At least that's what he thinks is the
case. But after living with them for a short period of time he finds Uncle
Raymond a bit strange. Even a little frightening. But what can a 15
year old do? Run away? Where to? There’s no one to take him
in. And to make matters worse, he discovers he has a great-aunt named
Lucinda who looks like the witch in some of the story books he and his sister
Lucy used to read.
A
young girl Simon taught to swim in the day camp where he works is murdered.
Could someone in his 'strange' family have something to do with this girl's
death?
Author
Marilyn Levinson has entertained me in the past with her creative writing, but
this book has to be the best yet. I sat up late at night just turning
page after page. Hopefully she'll writes a sequel to this character which
I can't wait to read. This is truly a 'Give me More' book.
Read more books by Marilyn Levinson by going to her Amazon site.