HELLO! hello?

WWnot

I find that swearing in French makes it seem so much less offensive to my ears and yet so very effective for expressing the appropriate thought. I couldn't imagine using *kitten* in my note above! Egads!
Tried a short little run this morning and at 1.32km i had the yikes, ouch moment again and so onward i go with the hockey ball, tension elastic strengthening exercises and foam roller. So very disappointing. But on the glass half full side of things, at least I'm able to pedal my legs to exhaustion on the stationery bike at the gym. And an additional upside to the bike is that i can read while i sweat.
Speaking of reading...Books (since we talked about them a month ago): Just finished an historical novel on Isabella of Castile and it was interesting to learn about how progressive she was wrt to education for women and her belief that women were far more capable then society would allow. Pretty advanced for the mid 15th century. On the other hand, this is the same woman who launched the Spanish Inquisition.
Given my current need for laughter, I think it's time to read "Good Omens" by Pratchett and Gaiman, because i have it on good authority that I will laugh my butt off.
Vegetarian Ribollita for supper tonight, already defrosting on the counter. If you haven't tried it, i highly recommend it. We may drop some fish pieces into it to make it more Cioppino'ish.
Thanks for your continued presence, everyone. You're good for my focus on this challenge and i do appreciate it very much!

peacehawk

What is ribolita?

Good job on pushing through!

WWnot

Ribollita is a delicious soup (potage) from Tuscany. It contains vegetables and stale bread and cannellini beans. While there are variations, recipes include kale and cabbage and tomatoes amongst other veggies, as well as stale sourdough bread (i use baguette) combines to make it a wonderful rich thick soup. I also puree half the beans to add to the richness. Some recipes use pancetta or bacon too but it's sooooo satisfying even without the added meat. Easy to make, filling and full of flavour.
Have you been enjoying soups made with the vegetables from your garden? Do you have a favourite soup?

peacehawk

Sounds delicious!

Yes, I stocked our freezer with lots of kale, chard, and spinach from the garden. I use them in soups, omlettes, and anywhere else I can. Made a great pea soup last week. Not from the garden, but I had been craving it for weeks.

A friend made a spicy pumpkin soup for our gratitude dinner. That was delicious, too.

One of my favorite non soup things co make and can is something we call pepper sauce. We take a bushel of tomatoes, a peck of jalapeños, a half bushel of bell peppers, a bunch of onions, a peck of mild banana peppers, one halepeno, a couple bulbs of garlic, and whatever other peppers we have around. We throw it all into a couple of big stock pots and stee them all together until the peppers start to soften. Then, we put it into canning jars and eat it for a year. We use it as a base for chili, in soups, in jambolaya, roasted with meat, and sometimes we heat ut and eat it as a side dish, like some people do with stewed tomatoes.