“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.” ~ Calvin Coolidge I lived on this soup when I was a university student, back in my sharehouse days, and then again when I bought my first house and every spare cent went on the mortgage repayments. […]
Nana’s Rustic Bacon and Vegetable Soup Recipe
“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients.” ~ Julia Child This was one of the first things I ever learned to cook. My Nana taught me in her little kitchen. I was still so young that Pa had to bring an old wooden crate upstairs […]
Easy Miso Udon Noodle Soup
“An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte This quick and easy soup is one of my all-time favourites. It’s healthy, and you can throw it together in a couple of minutes. Perfect for when life is crazy-busy, or when you’re tired and need an easy meal. Ingredients: 1 […]
Last Chance Soup Recipe
“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.” ~ Calvin Coolidge Sunday or Monday is usually a day of planning and prepping for me. And that often includes making a batch of Last Chance Soup. I first started making this soup when I was […]
Quick Tomato, Bacon and Lentil Soup Recipe
“Lentils are friendly—the Miss Congeniality of the bean world.” ~ Laurie Colwin Soup is one of those all-time comfort foods for a very good reason. Problem is, so many soup recipes take hours to cook. That’s why I love this one. It’s fast to make, economical, and entirely delicious. It takes less than ten minutes to […]
Cream of Celery Soup Recipe
“The thought of two thousand people crunching celery at the same time horrified me.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Poor George! It’s quite the visual, isn’t it. Perhaps even worse than zombies… Still, I digress. Today it’s all about soup. Soup is my go-to when I’m feeling poorly. Easy to make, easy to eat, and you get […]
Creamy Corn and Potato Chowder Recipe
“Soup is cuisine’s kindest course. It breathes reassurance; it steams consolation; after a weary day it promotes sociability, as the five o’clock cup of tea or the cocktail hour.” ~ Louis P. De Gouy, ‘The Soup Book’ (1949) It’s been raining all weekend, and the weather has turned cool. What better comfort food than a […]
Pumpkin Soup Recipe and the Writing Disease
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture has no use for it. ~ Anais Nin You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. ~ Ray Bradbury There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit […]