It is April 28th, and on my walk today I was enjoying the new batch of forest wildflowers (Dutchman's Breeches, Rue-Anemone, Bloodroot, Wild Ginger, Snow Trillium, the starts of Showy Orchids), and walking through snow showers! This is a first in my life anyway. I was walking with my friend Nancy and as usual we ended up talking about food again! As soon as we ended the walk, I headed for the store for the goods needed for a batch of soup. Here is what I made up on the spot, ENJOY! I'll call it Shirley's Soup for Late April Snow!Hope you like it! Below is the complete recipe.
Shirley's Soup for Late April Snow!
½ lb spicy Italian sausage – rolled into small meatballs
1 package spicy chicken sausage links
2 cloves garlic - minced
5 carrots - chopped
4 stalks celery - chopped
2 zucchini - chopped
1 – 28 oz. Fire roasted tomatoes – chopped
8 leaves fresh basil – chopped
Medium shell pasta – ½ box
Chicken broth – 10-12 cups
Black pepper to taste
2 Bay leaves
Large spoonful tomato paste
Brown the meats together. Set aside. Cook the onions until tender, then add the garlic and cook for one minute more. Add the carrots and celery. Cook 5 minutes. Put the meats back into the veggies and cook 5 minutes. Add 10-12 cups chicken broth. Add basil, zucchini, and chopped tomatoes. Cook until zucchini is cooked through and other veggies are slightly tender. Add pasta and cook until pasta is done. Serve with a hard crust bread.
2 comments:
Looks great! I was planning to make soup yesterday but everything just happened all at once and the best I could muster was canned Progresso. I'm thinking my life might actually get easier when the twins start driving.
So Today, after putting in a whole day at work, driving kids everywhere, I planned ahead and made tacos/taco salad. But this is what I heard . .
"Yuk, I don't like tacos"
"I'm not eating, I'm tired"
"YUM! I LOVE TACOS!" - thank God for our youngest.
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