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This topic really sux as there is no frozen custard in San Francisco...wahhh, I want some East Coast custard(Cleveland) and I want it now! Only 43 days and 4 hours until I can have some. My first stop when I visit family in Cleveland, the second is to a real Jewish style deli another thing missing in San Francisco. But you can't beat the weather or the food scene here.

We do it all the time at work, no problem as we use it up quickly. I use a french butter bell ( I think that is what it is called) and had some problems when it was hot and I did not change the water daily. For the rest of the summer I will be keeping the butter refrigerated.

My favorite homemade soup is Lentil Soup.

I would also have too many to list, so I will list my wifes favorites that I make:

White Bean Chicken Chilli
Chicken Tortilla (w/black beans & fire roasted tomatoes, corn...you get the picture)

My recent two would probably be:

Brunswick Stew
Lentil

I also make a killer White Cheddar and Leek, and sometimes a Pumkin and White Bean (w/a olive oil and parsley puree swirled in the middle). Soup that is....

tyronebcookin

I love to make French onion soup at home, mainly because it's hard to find a good version out (unless you're eating at an expensive French restaurant) -- most are greasy, salty, and overly cheesy. Patience is the biggest virtue you'll need with it, as the onions take a while on low heat to caramelize...but it's worth it.

Dominic
the zen kitchen

i really, really miss custard beach!!! does anyone in new york remember them? i used to go to school near 8th street and broadway and would stop in there almost every day.

It's summertime -- corn chowder made with fresh corn, of course! Find any good recipe and improvise.