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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 12:34 PM
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Chilly, dampish day today.
So instead of cutting and frying that whole chicken, it's gonna be Italian Wedding Soup today. Been since it was cold last time since I made it. When I lived back in Ohio, my sisters and I had a tradition of getting together on one of the first cold weekends and making it together, spending the day enjoying each others company and the soup.

I miss that.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 03:47 PM
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1. Chilly, gloomy day here, as well. I made a big pot of vegetable beef soup
for my son and dil. I'm going to have to get them a bigger soup pot. I always start with the biggest pot available and wind up wishing I had something bigger (like a #2 washtub). It really tasted good and there's plenty left to put back for later on in the week.

I made scones for breakfast using dried cherries and white chocolate chips and put a thin confectioner's sugar glaze on top. Yummy!
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 05:06 PM
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3. You are gonna turn into the Scone Lady of Arkansas!
:rofl:

Those sound good, as well as your soup. Nothing like soup on a day like this.

I ended up having to use Italian sausage for my little meatballs since I was out of ground beef until this coming Thursday and the only orzo Bill could find was this huge whole wheat stuff, but it all worked out great. The pasta has much more of a presence and the whole thing tastes wonderful. He doesn't want me to make it the traditional way anymore.

:hi:
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 07:50 AM
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5. Don't I know it. They are just so good that I keep getting requests for them as well
as suggestions on what kind to make next. That's fine with me. I love to cook, but it's not much fun cooking for just myself, not to mention that many of my favorite recipes just seem to work out better in large batches. When I go out to spend the weekend with one of the kids, they indulge me and let me cook for them. It's a win-win for everyone.

:hi:
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:11 PM
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2. Gorgeous and sunny here, high in the mid 70s
and it's the reason I moved out here to the high desert.

Unfortunately, I have an organic chicken sitting in the fridge crying out for brining and baking according to one of Julia's recipes.

I guess I'll heat the house up tomorrow. Today was laundry, tonight will be prep work, and tomorrow will be my first roasted chicken in at least six years.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 05:16 PM
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4. I am making a pot roast.
This was a tradition on Sundays in my house and fixing it just makes me feel all nostalgic and comforted.

A little less traditional than my mom's, as I use chinese 5 spice powder, soy sauce and sherry in the marinade and cooking sauce, but will be very traditional when I add the potatoes and carrots at the end.

Added bonus - we will bet at least 3 meals out of this $5 piece of meat. Once cooked and cooled, the meat is great for lots of other things.

Enjoy you soup!

:hi:
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Blues Heron Donating Member (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 02:29 PM
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6. that sounds good!
Love wedding soup! never made it tho. Have been on a lentil soup kick lately and made another batch yesterday - lentils, carrots, celery, onion, tomato paste, crushed tomatos, zuchini, and tubetti pasta. coriander, garlic, cumin, oregano, parsley to spice it up. usually i add peas as well, but we're out. It's kind of a minestrone inspired soup. Definitely soup weather here in DC today! nice to have a big batch on hand!
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Paper Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 02:34 PM
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7. Your lentil soup is a lot more fancy than mine but either way,
it sure is good on a cold, gloomy day. Add a chunk of good bread and you're all set. If you make a lot of soups, do you make any soup with barley?
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Blues Heron Donating Member (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 09:58 PM
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9. Bean Barley...
For a while I was making bean barley with white beans and chicken broth... love barley soups!!
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 10:59 PM
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11. I made corn chowder today while it was blowing like crazy outside.
Roasted corn, potatoes and ancho chilies, sauted onions and garlic with milled together majoram, corriander and cumin. I steeped the roasted kernels alone in a little milk and butter before adding it, and threw in some diced tomato and 1 jalapeno at the end with half stock and half milk. The garnish was a little sprinkle of chipotle powder.

I finally got the hang of peeling roasted chiles. They really need to roast long enough and then be bagged in plastic for about 20 minutes and the skin comes of practically in one piece. I'd been afraid to scorch them and wasn't leaving them in the toaster long enough.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 05:16 PM
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8. Then we're in the same boat.
I love lentils but hardly ever make them. Your soup does sound like just the ticket for a chilly day.

:hi:
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Blues Heron Donating Member (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 10:02 PM
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10. It's definitely soup weather and baking weather!
I like how lentils cook up so fast - soup's ready in under an hour!

Baked up some bread with milk powder and butter in it... was looking for a softer type of white bread - came out pretty well too, but it really browned fast - had to tent it to keep from burning on top...
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 02:38 AM
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12. while dinner was cooking...
....I simmered up a green tomato enchilada sauce featured in this week's newspaper food section. I have so many green tomatoes available that it seemed a good idea for use later in the week.

Oh! It smelled so good. I'm thinking of using it with black beans and monterey jack cheese in the enchiladas. Some sliced scallions, some sour cream on top. Wednesday dinner.

If it's good, I'll make some more and freeze it for winter use.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 07:47 AM
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13. That sounds really, really good.
A friend recently shared her recipe for such a dish and I want to try it. :9
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 12:41 AM
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14. We had pasta fagioli today.
It's quick and easy to make and goes well on a cold weather day.
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