Epic Journeys

I am finally more comfortable washing dishes with rubber gloves on than with bare hands. My cuticles are so happy.

I tried something new with soup. I did not make stock first. I just threw water in with the other ingredients. I figured it has been so long since I've eaten canned soup, it might just fly. So far it is an acceptable alternative. It is a different soup experience. I can taste the non-meat ingredients much more distinctly. The flavors overall are more delicate. I continue to be amazed with what soup can do, the million ways it can be made.

I was excited in October to finally have enough vegetables to put carrots, celery, and onion all on the same day. So far I have not made stock with them, thus the "water" soup. On my week off after Christmas, I will be making veggie stock. I am sad I can still only use it every fourth day. Rotating is restrictive, but it really forces the issue of creativity in the kitchen, and of course, every fourth day is 1,000 times better than never.