Yesterday I was moseying about online as you do, and found a reference to chicken soup with ginger and turmeric.
To think it is to do it around here, well, yesterday, anyway.
I've been planning for years to make chicken soup, and yesterday the planets were in alignment, I rummaged around the bottom of the freezer and found a chicken thigh.
So, I poached it to tender in stock, turmeric and loads of fresh ginger and whole tellicherry black peppercorns, while I ssuteed tons of onion and garlic in oil, then strained the poaching liquid into the onions, added more broth, and simmered. Then I blended it smooth.
I had a large bag of spinach and a handful of broken spaghetti ready, plus the chicken now in bite size bits. They all needed about ten minutes. Bunged them all in, and this doesn't look like chicken noodle on account of the spinach. Koi Pond Noodle, thank you Steve and e.
Anyway it was great. Very spicy but not gasp for air spicy, gingery not peppery. Definitely worth doing. More interesting than chicken soup I've had up to now. If course, since this time I'm not taking it to fight a cold, I can taste it, which definitely makes a difference.
I have some cod left from the recent cod capers, and I'm thinking of a chowder involving cod and shrimp, which I also have. Must check that out.
A friend of mine used to talk about a great finnan haddie recipe she made, using cod. When I said but haddie means haddock, so you made finnan coddie, she was not amused. Anyway following her lead, maybe I'll make clam chowder using cod and shrimp.
Moving on to the suddenly busy bird feeder on the patio, temp in the teens f., birds all puffed out, running about making zigzag tracks. My attempt is capture the tracks didn't work but I managed a very nice accidental blurry composition, here
Today's Tatter is about a lovely young hand stitcher, about to teach online courses in hand making your own clothes. A bit pricey, but if you learn these skills, they're good for your lifetime.
Hand making includes making your own buttons, covered, or Dorset, or clay. These are her covered buttons. I added in the Dorset and clay because I've made them.
And as you know, I do like the slowness and thoughtfulness of hand stitching your own clothes, and longtime blogistas have had blow by blow coverage of various items now in use. More to come. I have plans.
Like spindle spinning your own yarn, collecting your materials to make paper, hand stitching is about connectedness. Also kindness to the earth. And a great sense of content. Not a bad ROI.
