To the untrained eye, it looks like spring is right around NYC’s corner. You’ve got sunny days, birds, little buds of green dotting tree branches. But as anyone who’s lived here for more than one spring knows you should still wear shoes that require socks. Don’t pack away the duvet just yet. And, it’s still cool enough at night to want to hold a warm bowl of hearty soup in your hands.
I went to Wiley’s for dinner and he made an amazing Arugula, Potato, and Bread Soup. The culinary nerd in me was excited for two main reasons: I’d never had bread soup before, and when Wiley’s cooking, you know you are going to leave happy.
Admittedly, I was too busy probing the other dinner guest for travel hints of spending a weekend in Montauk to watch this soup come to life. But as evidenced by how much time Wiley spent chatting with up (a lot) and how much time he spent in front of the stove (not a lot), I’d venture to say this soup was a pretty easy one to make.
The recipe was from a Lidia Bastianich cookbook (I’m pretty sure it was this one), which is appropriate because bread soup is a classic Italian family supper meal. Perfect for a laid-back Sunday evening, don’t you think?
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