Butternut Squash Bisque

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 3/4 cup diced carrots
• 4 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ground nutmeg to taste
• 1/2 cup heavy cream (optional)

Preparation

• Heat the oil and melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Cook and stir the onion in the butter and oil until tender.
• Mix the carrots and squash into the pot. Pour in vegetable stock, and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are tender.
• In a blender or food processor, puree the soup mixture until smooth. Return the mixture to the pot, and stir in the heavy cream. Heat through, but do not boil. Serve warm with a dash of nutmeg.

Congratulations on CBE . Very nice photo in Telegraph - plus plus plus " up for it " with Jonathan Cope . Besides the inhabited roles , strong is the memory of you both " going for broke " , with no prisoners in Grand Pas Classique - it practically brought the House down - before demolition ! Looking forward to the " Guillem Goodies " in the Nureyev Bill , come April . Much will be mentioned about the life force , intinct and not forgeting dancing , but a recent paper proved he was " really " individual : His passion for his wheels - the Triumph TR7 . Man must have his chariot but ..... Driver in TR7 seizing the day = passenger seizing door handle , at first traffic lights . I wonder if there is anyone around who travelled in this motor . Perhaps better to leave white knuckle rides + drama for " on stage " . Meanwhile Winter Dreams suspense grows . Andrew A

Gâteau au Yaourt

Ingredients

• 1 yaourt nature. On prend son pot comme mesure:
• 2 pots de farine
• 2 pots de sucre
• ½ pot d'huile
• 3 oeufs
• ½ sachet de levure chimique
• sucre vanillé

Preparation

• Allumer le four à 180°C (th. 6)
• On mélange tout les ingrédients dans un moule beurré, et le mettre au four ½ heure (plus ou moins).

Creole Avocados

Ingredients

• 2 Avocados
• 2 tablespoons of rice
• 1 12oz can of crab meat
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon of mustard (of your choice)
• Few drops of Tabasco (of your choice)
• 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon of finely chopped herbs (of your choice)
• Salt (preferably French Mediterranean sea salt)
• Pepper (black)

Preparation

• Steam rice and let cool.
• Mix mayonnaise, mustard, salt & pepper, lemon juice, tomato sauce and Tabasco.
• Cut Avocados in half & scoop insides out. ( careful not to tear the skins)
• Set skins to one side
• In another bowl , blend avocado, crab meat and the mayonnaise mixture, as well as cooled rice.
• Fill each avocado skin with mixture, top with chopped herbs and refrigerate until serving.
• Goes well with oysters (natural) and a glass of unwooded chardonnay

 

To Alex:
Your question is quite complex, because it depends of so many things: mood, age and so on, but in brief, I could say the music made and still make me dream not dance. The only moment where I am totally part of the music in on stage. Maybe when I was a child I was moving listening to music but none in particular.
Best wishes,
Sylvie Guillem