The first autumn rains came last night, chilling the air and sending us searching for warmer clothing. Already some leaves have yellowed and Virginia creeper is snaking flaming leaves up tree trunks in the woods. The sky is grey and we feel lazy and sleepy.
This seems a good day to make the season’s first soup. It will have to be chicken soup, because there’s half a roast chicken in the fridge. That’s fine! We have onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. What else? There may be a quart of chicken broth in the freezer, but if not, we can use chicken base and water. There is thyme for seasoning, or we could use Poblano peppers for heat. Finally, do we prefer noodles or brown rice? Noodles if we use thyme or rice if we choose the pepper version. We can decide that later when we’re cooking.
This seems a good day to make the season’s first soup. It will have to be chicken soup, because there’s half a roast chicken in the fridge. That’s fine! We have onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. What else? There may be a quart of chicken broth in the freezer, but if not, we can use chicken base and water. There is thyme for seasoning, or we could use Poblano peppers for heat. Finally, do we prefer noodles or brown rice? Noodles if we use thyme or rice if we choose the pepper version. We can decide that later when we’re cooking.
Meanwhile, we can take a nap. It’s the perfect Saturday afternoon activity on a dreary autumn day.
Copyright 2018 by Shirley Domer
2 comments:
I've missed your blog posts. So glad to read this one. Lovely photo, with that little touch of red.
I felt cozy reading about soup and dreary fall days!
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