Hamburger soup tossed together in a few minutes. Stock is 1/3 chicken broth, 1/3 beef broth and 1/3 water. Ground chuck left in larger chunks and fried/drained. One can diced tomatoes, one can drained string beans, 1/2 white onion and other vegetables from the bin in the fridge. A pinch of red pepper flakes (easy). Recently dehydrated squash. Pepper, Italian seasoning and a good dribble of olive oil. Simmer an hour.
In days of old, before elder year's diet mandates, bread and butter dunked in the broth normal. This is a kitchen sink kind of soup and one, in my opinion, should be tried, perfected and practiced often. Don't even consider lean hamburger. Ground chuck only.
Guests would destroy a pot of this with a loaf of warm bread.
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HARLEY ROAD TRIP
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SOMEONE'S NEW TEXAS HOME
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BABY TOMATO
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DOWN THROUGH A HOLE
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EASTER HAM
A first for both of us is cutting into a locally smoked fresh ham. Not as salty and a tenderness much different than the basic off-the-shelf grocery store ham.
A local service group sold tickets a few months ago and she ordered two, one for us and one for neighbor. Hams picked up Saturday morning and we agreed that these were the best best hams we have ever eaten.
Two hundred and eighty five hams locally smoked by a couple dozen men and 12 large smokers (not pellet-fired) on trailers parked in the front yard of the group's lodge. Shop locally.
Ordering these hams again next year is already on the calendar.
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Cat and Canna Lilly
The cat can still wiggle into her favorite napping spot on the garden wheelbarrow.
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JIBBER JABBER
Bridge collapse was the major story this past week. Interesting take. Regardless, this fix will take many men of high competency to repair and get everything moving again. Time will tell.
Day one April this morning. First quarter of 2024 in the books. It seems to me that these past three months have passed in the blink of an eye. Keep on keeping on.
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