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For this Sunday, I had only two objectives--make some soup and finish the assignment that is due this evening. I accomplished both.

The same person who shared the bread recipe also shared a creamy mushroom soup recipe that she said was delicious. I bought the mushrooms Friday, thinking that I would make it yesterday, but bread was enough. So I got up (I want to say "early" here, but I didn't get up until about 9:30, so I don't think "early" is gonna work) and went to work on the soup. As with the bread, the recipe is simple. Mushrooms, an onion, some herbs and seasoning, chicken broth, cream, and time. I got to use my immersion blender. whee!

The soup was ready in time for lunch, and that's what we had. Malida loved it, and compared it favorably to the mushroom soup we sometimes have at a local bistro. She liked it so much that she packed up most of the rest of it to take to work and share with her friends. I liked it too. It was perfectly seasoned, and tasted great. Next time, though, a little less cream.

mushroom soup
Soup and bread--perfect for a snowy day. Except it was sunny and 60 degrees here.

After lunch we did our respective homework for a while, then went over to the park for a walk, because it was the perfect day for a walk. There were quite a few people out who had the same idea we did. I took a picture of some trees. It was under these trees that I performed my last wedding ceremony, a couple of years ago. It's not that I gave up doing it--just that no one has asked in a couple years. There are all sorts of trees in this park that have some memory attached to them. I like that.

wedding trees in winter

We came home, took a nap, studied some more, and then I cooked dinner. I went back to my assignment after dinner and finished & submitted it a few minutes ago. One down. countless numbers to go.

winter kitties at rest on a Sunday
Other than taking a few steps to the food bowl to eat, the cats generally observe Sunday as a day of rest. This is a fairly rare picture of them together.

As I was putting these pictures in my photo archive, I saw a picture I took of some random dude on the street one day about 10 years ago. He owned a shop on the street where I always walked. I took his picture, and as I was walking away he said, "Word up to your cousin, man!" I wonder whose cousin he thought I was.

Date: 2016-01-25 04:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shutterbug.livejournal.com
Share the mushroom soup recipe, pretty please? :)

Date: 2016-01-26 03:51 am (UTC)

Date: 2016-01-26 03:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zyzyly.livejournal.com
will do! Look for upcoming separate post

Date: 2016-01-25 02:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] neptunia67.livejournal.com
What kind of mushrooms did you use for your soup?

Date: 2016-01-26 03:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zyzyly.livejournal.com
White mushrooms and crimini mushrooms. Next time I will shop at the asian market and go a little more exotic.

Date: 2016-01-25 03:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sunshine-two.livejournal.com
That soup looks wonderful.

Date: 2016-01-26 03:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zyzyly.livejournal.com
It was good!

Date: 2016-01-25 07:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thoughtsbykat.livejournal.com
Mushroom soup looks good. What a great lunch.

Date: 2016-01-26 03:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zyzyly.livejournal.com
That's what I had for lunch today too--just as good!

Date: 2016-01-26 01:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elainetyger.livejournal.com
Female cats are not as buddy-buddy as toms. My boys are on the same pillow right now and will stay like that 90% of the time until at least April.

Nice looking bread, and the soup goes well with the tablecloth.

I wish you were out here and could perform a first date ceremony for me to bring me some magical luck.

Date: 2016-01-26 03:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zyzyly.livejournal.com
These two are half-sisters and they generally get along, but can be pissy with each other sometimes too.

I will send good first date mojo your way. I always approached first dates as a one-time opportunity to get to know someone I didn't know before, without any other expectations.

Date: 2016-01-27 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elainetyger.livejournal.com
I don't expect good vibes, just expressing wishful thinking. Thank you for the healthy perspective. If I ever get a first date again, I'll keep it mind.

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