Category Archives: Soup

Beautiful Dastards

My first encounter with the Stinging Nettle was in France on a motor-trip in Burgundy.  A little stopover in the bushes by the side of the road added an ‘embellishment’ to the relief I’d been seeking.  Is there a more … Continue reading

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Fantasy Dinner Date

Although it’s rare that I’ll walk past an opportunity for a lost chocolate weekend, let’s face it:  I’m a grinch when it comes to Valentine’s Day.  If only we could be spared the cheer-leading that so often wraps itself around … Continue reading

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The Brains of the Vegetable Patch

Cabbages.  Brains.  I can see the resemblance.  All those folds and crenellations.  The cross-section of the core looking rather spinal, the tilt of the head casting a thoughtful aspect.  Appealing to our sense of kinship with all life.  Romantic, even. … Continue reading

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Soups of the Day

“Do you have a kinder, more adaptable friend in the food world than soup? Who soothes you when you are ill? Who refuses to leave you when you are impoverished and stretches its resources to give a hearty sustenance and … Continue reading

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A One-Off, a Two-Fer, and a Threesome: Part Two

The Two-Fer One of a few tricks in my bag is to make one thing and then convert the remainders into another.  Not that innovative I know, but if you are to eat leftovers, a transposition can clear the air … Continue reading

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