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Parsnip and Barley Soup with Chicken
Barnaby and I are home sick with a cold this week. Yes, that’s right. The dog and I are sniffling and coughing together on the couch watching old sci-fi movies while My Pirate tends to us. Barnaby picked up a case of kennel cough from his dog park friends. My (poor) Pirate is home on […]
My Minestrone Soup
Last week, I finished planting all of my new plant acquisitions with Barnaby’s help and uncovered our front walkway. My Pirate was ecstatic. The very next day a windstorm blew in with 50+ mile-per-hour gusts and stuck around for over 24 hours. The roaring winds knocked over large fir trees and fences throughout our neighborhood. […]
Time For Soup
A windstorm is blowing in and the fir cones dropping on our new pergola roof sound like bombs going off. The Assistant, Sadie, is hiding in the bathtub and I’m the idiot sitting out under the pergola listening to the breeze blow through the fir trees and the crows angrily complain. So far, we’ve only […]
Taking Stock
This morning, I turned on the heaters for the first time this season. The dust crackled and burned so I opened the windows. Then, I proceeded to assemble three big pots of chicken stock and left them burbling on the stove-top. The windows are steamed up and Barnaby is sighing beside me as he naps. […]
Sweet Potato Jalapeño Soup
This year, I planted my jalapeño pepper plants in the front of My Victory Garden and all the peppers walked off. I had the very same problem last year at my community garden plot. Pepper theft is prevalent but, I’m not deterred. I’m purchasing my jalapeños for our Thanksgiving dinner’s first course of Sweet Potato […]