Today, glumly wondering what to make for lunch, I took a look in the small freezer, the fridge one, where I put leftovers and future soup makings.
Found
Simmered for quite a while, maybe half an hour, then blended, and finally added in the last chunks of cod.
Dill thrown on, and this easy shortcut turned out to be good enough it should have a fancy name. Bouillabaisse is already taken, hm.
While I think, and invite your naming participation, here's a thing
I was talking about designer bookcases today online with an artist friend, both of us wondering why you'd have a whole big bookcase and put three curated items in it.
I have a couple crammed with books, then there's this
Happy day everyone! Resist. And those of us with privilege, let's use it for good.
Now that the bookshelves in my computer room no longer hold a lot of books (since I can now only read e-books), they've become a depository for junk of all descriptions. I really need to sort, cull and tidy them up.
ReplyDeleteTrue, empty shelves tend to attract sll kinds of unlikely stuff as long as it fits. When it starts falling off is when I decide I need to address it.
DeleteOur living room shelves get cluttered despite my best efforts to keep them tidy. The kids games, art supplies etc have to go somewhere.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to say well, they're not on the floor to trip over, anyway!
DeleteAnyone who has a designer bookcase (and what is that?) with three curated items on it should come to their senses and give it to someone who needs a place to put books.
ReplyDeleteThat's my opinion.
As for the soup- How about Pleasing Soup With Many Fine Ingredients?
Probably not.
That sounds like a great subtitle for the soup. The kind that Bill Veach might use in his recipe books.
DeleteNo sure what you would call the soup. I’m not big on fancy anything.
ReplyDeleteMe bookcases are full too. They’re there for storage I say. And you would be silly to waste it
This soup isn't really fancy, but it's very good! And yes, shelves are to use.
DeleteYou mean there are people in this world who have bookshelves with only three things on display? Who knew.
ReplyDeleteThe soup looks good but a name escapes me. Today we had garlic soup - 4 cups of garlic in it so don't want to get too close to those-that-haven't-eaten-it.
That's a lot of garlic. I love garlic, and I bet I'd like that soup.
DeleteYou scratch together meals with the best of them.
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's a daily pleasure.
DeleteThat is The Artful Codger soup; take a little here, take a little there, put it together and you’ve fed yourself another day. With cod.
ReplyDeleteSounds just like what I do!
DeleteI have a ginormous bookcase I've had for years. It was in the studio forever, then grandchildren had it packed with books. I claimed it back when I began weaving again and sometimes it was full of items for sale. But it mostly holds thread to use now.
ReplyDeleteEndlessly useful.
DeleteBoudabaisse.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Thank you!
DeleteHa!
DeleteI've seen bookcases that have "this and that" strategically placed for "looks" and I always think what a waste of space. I have five bookcases crammed full and one that has four shelves of books and two shelves of other things..
ReplyDeleteI think designer bookcases are like designer fridge shelves. No point really.
DeleteOh, the bookcase would set off a panic attack. I’ve been sitting here trying to come up with a name for your soup. I see sparklingmerlot came up with a brilliant one. I wonder what number on the periodic chart the element of surprise is.
ReplyDeleteI'm accepting Caro's name. It's great.
DeleteIt's definitely soup weather. I've just read a recipe for banana soup on another blog - just might try that this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of that one. Let us know how it goes.
DeleteBookcases containing three items only exist in design magazines! I don't think anyone actually lives like that. (I certainly don't!)
ReplyDeleteI've seen them in Princeton houses. The kind that look like a furniture showroom and you wonder if the family lives next door.
DeleteWe have bookcases that are used not only for books, but also for family photos. Presently, there is no empty space available. I also have a bookcase in which odds and ends are hidden in storage cubes, which makes them harder to find at times, but also looks organized a bit more. Your throw together soup was creative and I am sure quite tasty, but I have no name to offer.
ReplyDeleteBTW I too have been following Jon's progress for quite a while and it's good to know others like yourself have been as well. He is quite remarkable and his life experiences continue to be amazing.
Jon is a force of nature and I'm glad to be able to offer a bit of support to him. What he's been through is hard even to read.
DeleteThe storage cubes are a mixed blessing. You, well I, can't remember what's in them, but they look better than random stuff.
I do love that element of surprise! Have to keep reminding myself of the truth of privilege.
ReplyDeletePrivilege is easy to overlook in ourselves. We tend to focus on where we don't have it.
DeleteThanks for the reminder to use my privilege for something good. Not feeling well, I've become far too focused on myself, which has just made things worse. I had arrived at this conclusion before I read your post, but you sort of cemented it for me.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly needed to focus on your health, but I hope you're doing better now.
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