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.
