The bees were in full hum on this flowering tree in the Trader Joe's parking lot. This shot is fairly indicative of the gorgeous spring weekend we've enjoyed.
I've been in the cooking mood, for some reason, so after church, we stocked up on recipe ingredients at my favorite grocery (TJs). This evening I cooked cream-of-veggie soup, combining two different recipes (cream of broccoli and cream of spinach, with a few additions of my own) from Mollie Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook, an oldie-but-goodie. The final creation turned out OK -- it was a bit bland (my fault, I'm sure), so I dosed it with some Cholula hot sauce, which added at least a kick even if it wasn't really the missing element I was looking for. The addition of oyster crackers and shaved parmesan to the bowl helped. If nothing else, it's a fairly healthy soup, with tons of vegetable matter and minerals.
2 comments:
roasted garlic?
Of course that is my answer to all savoury food questions.
Oooooh or a smoky infusion from grilled protabellos and sesame oil?
Anyway...
this picture and the angle you took it from makes me think you must live in some tiny village. It just has that feel to it.
i *did* put in some roasted garlic -- just not enough! :-) i do believe that was half the problem.
i did grill some chicken the other day; maybe i'll shred that up and pour the soup over it. that will impart the smokiness i adore.
we have a number of small enclaves in socal that are designed to look old world-y, and this is one such shopping center. in real life, it's all quite the sprawling suburbia.
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