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Comfort When You Need It – Tomato Soup
Today is bleak. The sky is gray. The temperature in central Mississippi feels colder than the thermometer reflects. Our nation has gone bananas. I am grieving the loss of my daddy. Bleak. In the midst of today’s bleakness, I feel the pull toward all things that bring comfort (I’m certain I’m not the only one). Tomato Soup ranks #1 on my internal list of comfort food, so I made it for myself for lunch today. Warm and savory, it did the job it needed to do. I thought I’d share it with you. Tomato SoupOnion – 1 cup , choppedCelery – 1 cup, choppedCarrot – 1/2 cup, gratedSalt – about…
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Not Just Any Potato Soup
Fall in the South. For those that live here, the disappointment that this season can bring is all too well known…the teasing of a brisk morning only to succumb to mid-80s in the afternoon, a week of “boot-weather” only to bring your flip-flops back out the next week, and on and on. For me, the only solace is sheer denial. After the first evening of temps below 70, I’m all in – at least in my kitchen! Today we had a respite of perfect fall weather. Our Sunday evening meal matched it to a tee – Council House Potato Soup (and toasted, homemade sourdough bread). This potato soup is not…
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