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Enero 12, 2006
chicken noodle soup
My hands smell of onion and celery; I am making chicken noodle soup for supper tonight, and since I don't have fresh celery I've added a pinch of strongly scented celery seed to the broth. I pinched it in my fingers and let the children sniff it, to see if they could identify the smell. I hope that these small pleasantries give them a sense of well-being, a sense of being at home. The house smells delicious --- onions sautéed in olive oil, chicken simmering in broth, freshly cut carrots, and yeast rising on the radiator yields a comforting, fragrant hint of a delicious meal tonight. The children ask periodically (every 3 minutes) whether supper will be ready soon and I always say yes even though I know that 'soon' , to a child, means 'now'. Yesterday they were not as eager. I made chickpea stew with butternut squash, simmered in apple cider, seasoned with ginger, cinnamon, and cilantro (the recipe also called for saffron, but I can't persuade myself that it's worth the price) served over whole-wheat couscous. Both of my children are dedicated carnivores in the fall and winter. Their favorite cold-weather meals are roast chicken, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken noodle soup, and beef stew. In the summer we eat pasta or rice with sautéed vegetables nearly every night. Zuchinni, tomato and cheese casserole with corn on the cob, pasta with wilted chard, pine nuts, and romano, orzo with sugar snap peas, tomato salad, tomato sandwiches, tomato soup! Now is the time for roasted meats and vegetables, soups and stews simmered all afternoon, rich tomato sauces with meat, baked casseroles with lots of cheese, savory pies. My favorite time of day in the spring or summer is early morning, but in winter it is late evening when we're well-fed, when the children are freshly bathed and pajama'ed, and I can sit under a blanket with a book or some knitting while the children play quietly just before their bedtime.
Posted by Tansy at Enero 12, 2006 10:56 PM
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