What would you substitute?

I chopped up some yellow onions. OK?

I refuse to run to the store for an item I should've remembered but
didn't. No, it wasn't on my list - old age creeping up.

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:13:20 -0800 (PST),
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>What would you substitute?
>
> I chopped up some yellow onions. OK?
>
>I refuse to run to the store for an item I should've remembered but
>didn't. No, it wasn't on my list - old age creeping up.

That's exactly what I did when I last made potato leek soup. The
flavor was stronger than usual, but no one died.

Carol

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> wrote:

> What would you substitute?

> I chopped up some yellow onions. OK?

Might be... depends on the dish. If leeks are supposed to be the main
ingredient, a substitution could still yield a very good result, but it
would be a different dish. Leeks are in the onion family, so onions,
chives, perhaps even garlic would naturally come to mind, but so would
also celery stalks, for example.

Victor

Victor wrote on Mon, 2 Mar 2009 23:44:47 +0100:

>> What would you substitute?

>> I chopped up some yellow onions. OK?

> Might be... depends on the dish. If leeks are supposed to be
> the main ingredient, a substitution could still yield a very
> good result, but it would be a different dish. Leeks are in
> the onion family, so onions, chives, perhaps even garlic would
> naturally come to mind, but so would also celery stalks, for
> example.

Leeks have a different mild taste and, while substituting onions could
be acceptable, the results would be noticeably better, IMHO, with leeks
if they are called for. I'll just mention two simple dishes: vichysoisse
soup and braised leeks.

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wrote:

> What would you substitute?
>
> I chopped up some yellow onions. OK?

OK with me. The taste and texture aren't the same, but it all depends
on what you are making. If the leeks are expensive, or look bad, I
personally think that onions are a good substitute. You may need to
change the name of your dish, though, if leeks are a main ingredient.

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Petaluma, California USA

<tweeny wrote:
>
> What would you substitute?
>
> I chopped up some yellow onions. OK?

Depends on the dish but any onion would probably work. But if I couldn't
find leeks or didn't like the price I'd probably substitute a bunch of green
onions... shallot might work too, or any of the sweets (vidallia?). For
potato leek soup I almost always use green onions... never yet has anyone
noticed a difference.

On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:22:04 GMT, "brooklyn1"
> wrote:

>Depends on the dish but any onion would probably work. But if I couldn't
>find leeks or didn't like the price I'd probably substitute a bunch of green
>onions... shallot might work too, or any of the sweets (vidallia?). For
>potato leek soup I almost always use green onions... never yet has anyone
>noticed a difference.

Oooooooo, I should try that! We love green onions, and they're far
more affordable than leeks ... if you can find leeks in the first
place.

Carol

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You know you are staying in a redneck hotel . . .

when you call down to the desk to say "I gotta leak in my sink",

and the clerk says, "Well, go ahead."

Sorry.

B