Soup!

[kellan_the_tabby]

Today for Sewing Night I'm making montuos's Tomato Bread Soup, with some changes. The only Italian sausage we have is hot, so I used country sausage from the farmer's market instead. Added more basil than called for to try to make up for that. No rosemary, so Lewis can eat it; no parsley, since we didn't have any. Added oregano, thyme, and a couple of bay leaves.

I added more wine than was called for, quite a bit, because we've got a bottle of cheap wine to get rid of. I used fresh tomatoes, since we had a bunch; maybe ten medium ones. I have no idea how that compares to three cans of diced tomatoes. It looked more stew than soup by then, so I added more broth; I think there's almost twice as much in there now than it actually calls for.

It's simmering away now, on the theory that you can't usefully simmer soup for too long. It smells _lovely_.

I got a loaf of crusty Italian bread, and, since I couldn't find shredded Parmesan, got a slice of the stuff. I've got the right tool for that somewhere, I'm sure.

It looks like the kind of recipe that could go well with a dollop of sour cream or heavy cream swirled in right before it's served. Might try that sometime.

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Note to dr_zrfq: we're not going to Alles Faire. Miki still needs medicine twice a day and I really don't want to board him - he's miserable enough as it is.

Comments

[montuos]

In short, you're making the soup exactly as I do!

BTW, hot Italian sausage is just as good as sweet. And I was mostly guesstimating on the measurements, because, well, I don't measure anymore; I just dump stuff in until it looks good...

[kellan_the_tabby]

But if I make it with the hot Italian sausage, I can't _eat_ it. :)

I'm pleased; I've finally gotten to the point where I feel fairly comfortable messing with recipes like this. And they're usually at least edible when I'm done, too.

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

Soup: Hope you liked it! I might consider putting a bit of sour cream on the side, but I have NEVER liked milk/cream actually mixed into my tomato soup. YMMV.

Weekend: I've decided that I am not prepared to sleep on the ground for three nights running. There wasn't likely to be enough room for the air mattress in the merchant booth even if I had the time to go fetch it. As the booth was the only prospect that had been presented to me, I regretfully decided against going to Alles Faire.

[kellan_the_tabby]

The soup was lovely; more in a forthcoming post, which I think Sallie will appreciate.

*hugs* Take the weekend to get stuff done and relax, then. That's what we're doing.

Awwww....:-(

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

...we're not going to Alles Faire. Miki still needs medicine twice a day and I really don't want to board him - he's miserable enough as it is.

We'll miss you--but I can certainly understand your motivation. Hugs and skritches to Miki....

Re: Awwww....:-(

[kellan_the_tabby]

Next year, I hope. I've always enjoyed the event, and you guys have been a goodly part of why. (Admittedly the hot showers don't hurt...)

Scritches and hugs passed on. He's now coneless and generally much more pleased with life.

I hope The Things do well this weekend...