First big rain! Time for soup!

28 days ago

2 weeks ago during a heat wave, we had a guy come out to fix our gas fireplace! Today, we're glad we did! Torrential rains today! I even had to put aside my sandals!

It is suddenly soup season! I have given away and/or eaten most of the soups in the freezer. Some to my sister getting a shoulder replacement, some to a friend who's hubby decided to go off dialasis, and passed away.

Anyway, if the rain keeps up for a couple of days, I'm going to have to make soup!

What's your favorite?????

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John Liu

28 days ago

We were just talking about what soup to make. It was cold and raining on Sunday. Perfect weather for family soup, with a log in the fireplace.

It went something like this:

”Ooo” [Brightly] “I’ll make albondigas soup!”

”You *just* made albondigas soup. I think avgolemono soup would be good.”

” You always make avgolemono. I’m tired of that.”

”I haven’t made avgolemono since last winter!” [Outraged expression] “And you’ll have to make it, I can’t stand with the knee scooter for that long.”

” And I’m *still* tired of it. We all are. Right?”

[ Mumbling]

” You two, enough, I’ll make French onion soup.”

[Mimed yawns]

”I know, I’ll make tomato mushroom barley soup!”

“Is that your favorite soup? You always make it.” [Wrinkles nose]

”Well then, DD can make wor wonton soup. Honor our people and all that.”

” But that means making dumplings.”

” You’re good at dumplings.”

”Yes but I don’t *feel* like dumplings.”

[Sullen silence]

”What about -“

” I’m going to eat the leftover pizza.”

[Leaves]

” I’m not hungry anyway.”

[Leaves]

[Quietly] ”I just wanted avgolemono soup.”

And there went the cozy family moment.

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plllog
28 days ago
Improvisation!

But my favorite soup to make from an actual recipe is Ina's roasted tomato basil.

I think this is it. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-tomato-basil-soup-recipe-1940376
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JL, you could get a book like this and do a random drawing...

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Done! Family harmony will be restored.
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“…by our standards, it's cold!”

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