Barley Soup With Mushrooms and Kale

[lsanderson]

By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
Published: March 5, 2009

This is a comforting winter meal in a bowl based on a classic Central European mushroom and barley soup. More

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[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

That looks super yummy!

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

Too late, alas, for me this season. Apparently it's now Summer here in Southern California -- the volunteer tomato plants in the back yard are not only blooming, but some seem to be starting to set fruit -- and I'm not much for such hearty soups in warm weather. (Two weeks ago, though, I made a kind of Charbonard Flandres -- beef stew, using oatmeal stout and red ale, simmered overnight -- that turned out reasonably well, though I think next time I'll add a pint of American Budweiser or water to lighten it up a bit.)

Budweiser?

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

EEK!

Well, if you lived up here, you'd not hafta worry about tomatoes setting fruit quite yet.