A Recipe and a New Detroit Restaurant

It's warmed up a bit in southeastern Michigan.  As I type it's 24 degrees with an expected high of 27 with more snow today and tomorrow.  I took the picture below from my bedroom window this morning.  The footprints are the mailman's.  

It's easy to sleep-in on these cold, wintry mornings and I didn't get up until 8:30.  I got detained with chores so my breakfast was late this morning... normally it's oatmeal, but today I felt like a blueberry smoothie with Harney & Son's blueberry green tea.

Like most people at the onset of a new year, I resolved to eat healthier in 2024.  18 days into the new year I've stuck to my resolution very well [even though two and a half weeks is short and not much of an accomplishment! ;-)]. I made a recipe for creamy cauliflower soup from Eating Well Magazine last night for dinner. It was yummy and even my hubby who isn't a cauliflower fan, liked it.  It's so simple.  I separated a head of cauliflower in florets and roasted them in a 400 degree oven until tender.  Then pureed them in a blender with chicken stock.  What makes the soup creamy and thick is adding a can of pureed white beans.  [I also added a drained can of whole white beans for texture]. Seasonings are white pepper, ground thyme and sage.  I sprinkled grated Parmesan Cheese on the top of each bowl for additional flavor.

I wish I would have taken pictures while I was making and serving it, but I didn't so I'll have to share Eating Well's magazine photo.  It's a perfect soup for winter.

FYI - Cauliflower is known as a nutrition superstar.  It's high in vitamins C and K and a good source of folate.  It's low in sodium and is fat-free and cholesterol-free.  It's also low in calories and contains dietary fiber.  What's not to like!!!

Moving on to another subject...  Last February I spent the day downtown Detroit with my hubby and son for my birthday, and one of the places we visited was the David Whitney Building.  I wanted to see it since I work at The Whitney mansion [turned restaurant].  I wrote a blog post about it.  The land on which the building was built was owned by David Whitney, Jr. but he passed in 1900 and the David Whitney Building wasn't built until 1914 and opened in January 1915.  David Charles Whitney had the building built as a monument to his father.  The 19-story building was the skyscraper of its time.

Yesterday, while sitting in a medical building examining room for over an hour waiting for my doctor to come in [Grrr... why do they overbook???], I tried to pass the time on my iPhone and accidentally discovered that a new restaurant is opening in the David Whitney Building on January 24th.  It's called Presleys.  [I have no idea how that name was determined but I'll try my best to find out!]  I definitely want to go there and will be sure to blog about it.  Below is an artist's rendering of the exterior, located at the corner of Park and Woodward Avenue.  The restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.