Congratulations! You are now vice-president of the "I Can Do Something With That, Upon Looking Into the Crisper Box Club"!! Gotta tell ya, that spoonful of soup you held up in the picture looked very good to me; I would happily eat it. Note: I put cilantro in practically everything. The Japanese have a vy similar herb called "mitsuba" (3 leaves). Different taste, but also suggest you try the Ooba (large leaves). Anyhoo, homemade soup is sooooo much better than canned. I think Campbell's whole company mission is to see how much salt they can get into one can. :(
What an interesting article! Thank you for sharing it. I loved reading the idea of why culture is so necessary for us -- food for thought! As for Mitsuba, I have been able to find it at the store and market! I`ve made a spin on a Portuguese cilantro soup with it a few times. Delicious! Haven`t tried Ooba yet, but I`ll keep an eye out for it.
You`re also right about Campbell`s, though their alphabet-vegetable soup will always have a place in my heart.
I was tickled to hear your soup story. I have always liked soup, especially on cold days in the winter months. Soup can be anything you want it to be. and it warms me so. Jeff an I like to make homemade noodles for chicken noodle soup and I have a super recipe for zucchini soup, pork hock 15 bean soup, New England clam chowder and chili, which we make for two and freeze the rest for later meals.
I just finished planting my Geraniums yesterday; just in time for the rain last night. All my vegetables are doing fine. My garden is much smaller now. I planted tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, acorn , Delicata and butternut squash.
Soup is perfect for winter days! It warms you up and actually keeps you warm. The addition of homemade noodles to your chicken noodle sounds delicious. You can control the shape and texture so much more. It sounds like you have a bunch of delicious recipes though. Maybe a cookbook someday?
Happy to hear your garden is growing and growing -- you`ll reap the rewards soon enough!
Homemade soup: what a great skill to be able to look at bent carrots and over-the-hill onions and make them into a nourishing meal. I also admire cooking for today, tomorrow and the next day. In our house, carrot tops get taken in to the rabbits at the animal shelter; rusty lettuce bottoms go out to the chickens, and sad strawberries are swallowed whole by the hen turkeys. Soup can be a support for homemade croutons, a jacket for extra noodles, and flavored by cheese rinds which magically become chewy and edible again. Bravo, crisper challenge winner!
I imagine the amount of food waste you have has significantly decreased since Ben and I moved out and the chickens and turkeys moved in! Lucky for you AND for them. And you`re right about the cheese rind in the soup. A trick you taught me! Wish I had more cheese rinds lying around, but I know what to do with them when I do.
Thanks for sharing Laura. I now have visions of your crisper straggling and hobbling along on its last leg. I hope for a peaceful ending of service with fair warning so not to be caught off guard.
Soups are some of my favorite comfort foods.
The humidity there sounds to be a daily challenge.
Keep sharing, and I look forward to your next post.
Congratulations! You are now vice-president of the "I Can Do Something With That, Upon Looking Into the Crisper Box Club"!! Gotta tell ya, that spoonful of soup you held up in the picture looked very good to me; I would happily eat it. Note: I put cilantro in practically everything. The Japanese have a vy similar herb called "mitsuba" (3 leaves). Different taste, but also suggest you try the Ooba (large leaves). Anyhoo, homemade soup is sooooo much better than canned. I think Campbell's whole company mission is to see how much salt they can get into one can. :(
Oh, here's a story on Japanese food ingredients by a chef: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/18/food-drink/massimo-bottura-gucci-osteria-japan-italian-cuisine/
Arigatou and touch base with you later!
What an interesting article! Thank you for sharing it. I loved reading the idea of why culture is so necessary for us -- food for thought! As for Mitsuba, I have been able to find it at the store and market! I`ve made a spin on a Portuguese cilantro soup with it a few times. Delicious! Haven`t tried Ooba yet, but I`ll keep an eye out for it.
You`re also right about Campbell`s, though their alphabet-vegetable soup will always have a place in my heart.
I was tickled to hear your soup story. I have always liked soup, especially on cold days in the winter months. Soup can be anything you want it to be. and it warms me so. Jeff an I like to make homemade noodles for chicken noodle soup and I have a super recipe for zucchini soup, pork hock 15 bean soup, New England clam chowder and chili, which we make for two and freeze the rest for later meals.
I just finished planting my Geraniums yesterday; just in time for the rain last night. All my vegetables are doing fine. My garden is much smaller now. I planted tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, acorn , Delicata and butternut squash.
Hugs, Mary Lou
Soup is perfect for winter days! It warms you up and actually keeps you warm. The addition of homemade noodles to your chicken noodle sounds delicious. You can control the shape and texture so much more. It sounds like you have a bunch of delicious recipes though. Maybe a cookbook someday?
Happy to hear your garden is growing and growing -- you`ll reap the rewards soon enough!
Homemade soup: what a great skill to be able to look at bent carrots and over-the-hill onions and make them into a nourishing meal. I also admire cooking for today, tomorrow and the next day. In our house, carrot tops get taken in to the rabbits at the animal shelter; rusty lettuce bottoms go out to the chickens, and sad strawberries are swallowed whole by the hen turkeys. Soup can be a support for homemade croutons, a jacket for extra noodles, and flavored by cheese rinds which magically become chewy and edible again. Bravo, crisper challenge winner!
I imagine the amount of food waste you have has significantly decreased since Ben and I moved out and the chickens and turkeys moved in! Lucky for you AND for them. And you`re right about the cheese rind in the soup. A trick you taught me! Wish I had more cheese rinds lying around, but I know what to do with them when I do.
Thanks for sharing Laura. I now have visions of your crisper straggling and hobbling along on its last leg. I hope for a peaceful ending of service with fair warning so not to be caught off guard.
Soups are some of my favorite comfort foods.
The humidity there sounds to be a daily challenge.
Keep sharing, and I look forward to your next post.
~Ray