Two Days of Soup

That sounds a little like Three Days of the Condor, doesn't it? No? Ok, maybe it's just me.


Welp, we've had a couple of days in below normal weather so I broke out some soup testers for Yellow Rose Recipes.

First up: Mushroom Barley Bowl of Deliciousness Soup. I hope it's alright that I just renamed it. I guess you can tell how much we liked it. This is the best barley soup I've ever had. It was comforting, but had a little something else going on. Better than a perfect fitting sweater, more like a perfect fitting sweater in your absolute favorite color. And it was perfect in front of the fireplace last night. Really wonderful.

Second: Smoky Chipotle Split Pea Soup. This is good, too, but hits a totally different menu spot for me. It would be best in a multi-course meal. You know, that kind that all your omni friends kind of fear, but end up loving whatever you put in front of them. Follow this up with roasted portobello mushroom stack and you'd be golden. Or maybe I'd do something with phyllo if I felt really brave. This soup is complex, unique and easy to throw together... and yummy!


As much as we liked both of these soups, I'm hoping for better weather. It's almost Memorial Day after all!

Oh- in BIRD NEWS- My mom thinks it's a purple finch who built the nest. I did see a male finch hanging around the area, but mostly I'd seen a bird that looked more like a sparrow. It turns out the female purple finch looks a lot like a sparrow! I haven't been invading their privacy lately, but I think I might have to get out the chair and peek tomorrow. Maybe they'd like my company. Yeah, right.