Soup

[darkemeralds]

I've got a cold. The kind where you actually feel cold. It's sniffle-snuffle-sneeze and a box of tissues on the table, and though I did get out today to run some errands, I'm glad to be quietly in and writing this evening.

I'm doing a little reforming of my eating which, under the ægis of learning to be gluten-free, I've let get a little out of hand in respect to non-wheat things like butter, sugar and dairy. In this pursuit, I did three things today: I put my five-dollar garage-sale espresso machine away and got a French press (this will vastly cut down on the amount of milk I drink, because I always make lattes); I put my heavy KitchenAid stand mixer away in a low cabinet (this will prevent impulse baking); and I made soup: Black-bean-chard-leek-potato-garlic-beef soup.







Pretty tasty. Warming and nutritious.

Oh, and fueled by soup, Chapter 31 is almost done!

Comments

[panisdead]

I strained my yogurt this week! IT WAS AWESOME.

[darkemeralds]

Oh cool! Isn't that a great trick?

I don't have uses yet for all the whey that's left over, and I know that stuff is beneficially acidic and has some nutrients, but there are lots of tips online. I've been using one cup of it plus one cup of water to boil rice in. It makes the rice kind of cheesy-tasting, which is delicious if you're going to have it with refried beans. If you compost, it's certainly good in there.

[lamentables]

Oh, and fueled by soup, Chapter 31 is almost done!

Pls to be eating more soup, kthxbai


;)

[darkemeralds]

Aye, Captain.

[bluemeridian]

Mmmmmm, soup!!

[darkemeralds]

Very comforting!