This one was called Creamy Bean Soup with Kale. I had all the ingredients. It certainly smelled good.
Note to self: next time I cook kale, remove it from the stems.
Was kale even invented in the 1900s?
Maybe it was just illegal.
(Tim thinks it should be.)
A mystery:
Tim came out of the bedroom wearing a tee-shirt. I said, 'Where did you get that?' He said, 'I thought you got it for me.' 'I would not have got you a ratty tee shirt...'
We have no idea how this shirt wound up in his dresser drawer. I don't even remember washing and folding it.
It looks like the democrats are having a good day.
I wrestled with myself over this one. It is awful.
I have laughed at several leather couch jokes lately. I would not have done so 10 years ago. I have become a snarky version of my former self.
ReplyDeleteI am a soup person and could eat soup every day. A week ago I went out for lunch with friends and had the worse bowl of lobster bisque I have ever had. And at least in the top five worst soups I have ever tried, maybe even top two. I am off soup for a week or two until I can get that taste out of my memory.
Yeah. I notice that my snark level has been steadily nudging upwards.
DeleteHow I would prepare kale, is removed the stems, discard, then discard the leaves. The joke is good.
ReplyDeleteI read your comment to Tim and he agrees.
DeleteHome made soup is the best but I make very little of it.
ReplyDeleteI make quite a bit of it because it is so easy.
DeleteWhat the hell?!! I'm laughing at least!
ReplyDelete*rubs hands together briskly* Welp my work here is done!
DeleteYou may think less of me, but I kinda liked the Usha Vance meme...........
ReplyDeleteAh Jim. I promise not to think less of you for liking it if you promise not to think less of me for posting it.
DeleteI remember growing up in Rockland county with fields of kale down the street...smelly but not as bad as the fields of cabbage in Phelps, NY where Silverfloss sauerkraut was canned!!
ReplyDeleteThere is a town near us that has a giant paper mill. Eep. Near my son, there is a huge mushroom operation. When the wind is right, it is unpleasant. The town we moved from has a refinery...it is known for random releases of strange odors. Kind of like uncle Bob. (Disclaimer. I don't actually have an uncle Bob.)
DeleteMy older daughter makes several fancy kale salads which I thought I would hate. However, she somehow massages the kale so that it's not tough or bitter.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that a good massage tends to work that way on people too.
DeleteHAH! The Usha meme is hysterical. I feel sort of bad for her.
ReplyDeleteI do feel very badly for her. She had to sit there and watch that. He sees an opportunity to access more wealth, fame and power. He will jump ship in a heartbeat.
DeleteI didn't understand the leather pants joke so consulted Professor G.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. Sounds like a case of Follow My Leader?
It is pretty awful, but I believe he has always been an opportunist. We will see him crash and burn.
DeleteYears ago, I made soup for a friend who was having autoimmune issues, with a recipe her doctor had given her. You started by roasting beef bones, and making the stock from that. Kale and carrots were the only veggies allowed in the soup as everything else that I would have normally added was "inflammatory." UGH, the kale ruined a gorgeous, deep, delicious bone broth. (it imparted a bitter flavor, plus it's like chewing leather) I need to get some beef bones and make that broth again, and put all the veggies I like in the soup. We had hamburger soup last night, one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteA recipe would not go amiss here...
DeleteMy late husband was Scottish and told me kale is what they fed to cattle. We never ate it. I tried it once in a salad and no, never again. I will stick with spinach. Looking good for the democrats down there. Gigi
ReplyDeleteLol. He might be right.
DeleteThe (prospect of) power has gone to JD Vance's head.
ReplyDeleteHe has always been a sell out. How awful it must be to be his wife and know that it is happening again.
DeleteCollards can be substituted for kale. Also turnip greens. I think kale is far more enjoyable if it's picked before it gets tough.
ReplyDeleteThe tee shirt situation sounds like something that would happen around here. "Where the hell did this come from?"
I can assure you, this was tough stuff. I will stick to spinach or cabbage. I did finally get around to actually looking up what collard greens actually were.
DeleteI call them house mysteries, some things you just never figure out.
ReplyDeleteThe joke is good, sometimes I almost feel sorry for that woman. Not sure what she signed up for when she married him but what she has may not be it.
The Blue looks good, dare we breathe again?
I find that this 'blue wave' has made me very hopeful. My old editor wrote 'even my coffee tastes better this morning!'
DeleteI dried kale, then crumbled it into powder and sprinkled that into soups
ReplyDeleteYou know, that is an excellent idea.
DeleteI tried kale and decided it's definitely best as cattle feed. I like chard much more, and spinach, from the leafy green group.
ReplyDeleteWe will stick to spinach, I think.
DeleteEvery now and then, I am surprised by something in my wardrobe, usually after it has been put away for a season. But then, I at least have a vague idea of previous wearings.
ReplyDeleteVague ideas are not uncommon here, but this shirt did not even prompt them.
DeleteIf you have a garden ready to go in early spring you can plant kale and harvest it before the heat comes so its tender and mild tasting if properly cooked - destemmed, cooked in broth for long enough to be tender. Having said that I do prefer chard, beet greens, mustard or collards.
ReplyDeleteWe also have mystery tee shirts etc turn up, I always blame the (now grown) kids.
Ceci
New experiments! Tim will be thrilled!😂
DeleteI am not a fan of kale! Spinach is much better! I've never had collard greens!
ReplyDeleteI made a huge pot of chili last week, so I've been working my way through that!
It is supposed to snow this weekend. I foresee a pot of chili in our future!
DeleteWe've tried Kale, not fans, it's in the same category as Collards from my perspective.
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