Panera Fronion

So a few weeks ago I hit up Panera with Darrin - no surprise there. As usual I got the you-pick-two.. went with the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad and the French Onion Soup.

This..

Is the picture I managed to take with his phone - as mine was dead..
I rrrrrrrrrrreally need to move, and unpack the camera already...

as per usual.. The feasting had already commenced when I had the clarity of mind to realize I needed a photo for this..

Luckily, someone else had the foresight. 

Aaaand someone's interpretation.

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Box Fronion

I recently ran out of dinner ideas and decided to use a packet of French Onion Soup mix to actually make the soup, instead of some sort of dip/slow cooker sauce..

I boiled down a little cream sherry,
added water, brought it back to a boil,
added the packet -

Decent enough flavor..Made myself a nice toast crouton and melted on a bit of swiss..

aaaaand..

Tada!.. Not the prettiest thing in the whole world, obviously, but definitely not the worst tasting.

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Fronion

So my dad and my brother stopped in yesterday.. and in rare form we headed over to the Applebees in Hackettstown(we were in the area for something.)

Never one to pass up a bowl of soup - I ordered the French Onion
And promptly forgot to take a picture before I inhaled it.
So here's a picture someone else took!
- Applebee's French Onion Soup -

"Caramelized onion and garlic in a hearty roasted beef stock with sweet sherry wine. Topped with melted cheese and a crouton"
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I'm really slacking on making my own.. So my next three projects (with no promise of me not enjoying other soups in between!) are going to be Portugese Kale, Yankee Bean, and Campbell's tomato-turned into a creamy Tomato Basil.

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