Wednesday, March 16, 2011

SOUP AND ...

 

... bread.  Of course.  And our local ShopRite makes the most wonderful rosemary and ripe olive bread.  Lent is my opportunity to make soup and indulge in this delicious bread -- and butter.  Real butter. 

This week chicken soup with sweet potatoes, celery, mushrooms and a fair amount of poached chicken breast.  Nothing that should be on anyones 'dislike' list.  Next time though I may make pumpkin-white bean.  Many people don't do beans.  I love beans.  And another time maybe tomato something.  We have a few people who don't do tomatoes.  But chicken is pretty safe. 

Safe is good.  Some of the time.  But taking chances and trying out new things is also good.  Taking a chance means the possibility of failing.  Or in the case of soup, disaster.  I've had my share of those.  I keep trying new combinations though.  I put the failures on the 'let's not do this again' list.  The successes are usually the basis for further experimentation.  Sort of like life.  I just keep trying to get it to be the best that I can.  I guess when I finally succeed, I'll be done.
 

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