Soup love

Spicy Ham and Legume Soup

I want to eat this every day.

Into the pot goes:

- one litre of chicken stock

- one can of crushed tomatoes

- one + 1/2 diced onions

-a couple of stalks of celery, diced

-2 carrots, peeled and minced

-some combination of red lentils and green split peas equalling about 1 and 1/2 cups

-one can of black beans, drained and rinsed

-a few handfuls of ham, cubed

-1 or 2 chili peppers, minced

Simmer on the stove until the veggies and lentils are soft.  Imitate Bill Murray in What About Bob? while you eat it.

Making Up Baking

There is a fine balance of chemistry that happens in baking.  I can respect that.  But sometimes it's fun to just go for it!  Recording my made-up muffin recipe here in case I can't remember it next time I need it.

Banana Coconut Walnut Muffins

-2 large ripe bananas

-1/2 c butter - Note: try with 1/4 c next time - the tins were very buttery afterwards!

-1 c sugar

-1 egg

-1tsp vanilla

-1 1/4c ap flour

-1/4 c crushed walnuts

-1/4 c shredded coconut

-1/4 tap salt

-3/4 tsp baking soda

Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet in another.  Pour dry into wet.  Mix until just combined...as little as possible.  Spoon into lined muffin tins.

Bake at 350 for 30 min.

Makes 1 dozen muffins.