I had been craving a good bowl of "broth soup" for awhile now.
I wanted to use leftovers in the fridge and maybe something from the freezer.
What I could find on hand.
Carrots, celery hearts, 1/2 white onion, green chili peppers canned (large tsp), 1 russet potato, some leftover fresh parsley, salt, pepper, olive oil, the last of a tube of squeeze tomato paste, bay leaf and Italian seasoning. Enough here to start a small pot of soup to build on.
2. Final squeeze of tomato paste stirred in. Leftover chicken broth with water and 1 tsp. chicken bullion seasoning added to fill pot to 3/4 full.
3. Parsley, Italian seasoning (1 tsp) and a full turn around the top with olive oil added, then stirred in. A small bay leaf dropped on top before the lid went on. This final preparation is also a part of making a well-flavored broth soup.
I simmered it for 15 minutes and added a few frozen meatballs. Just because.
Having grown up spending weekends at my grandparents farm, a garden full of greens was always available for my grandmother to throw into a brewing pot of soup. She always had a beef meat bone for a beef-flavor base or chicken parts for chicken soup. All was chopped and diced and set in the pot and brought to a simmer. Her soups always had a cheesecloth of tied-off herbs for flavoring. Served with breads and butter.
Learning to build a pot of simmering soup is a skill set and a lifetime can be spent mastering it. Also a great way to spend time entertaining oneself in the house on an ugly, rainy day. I have posted many of these soup making ideas before.
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SPIDER BITE
Wearing shorts now as the weather warms up. Somewhere, a week ago, a brown recluse got its whatever into me. I did not feel the bite but when looking at the "bug bite", I expected it to run its course as the run-of-the-mill bug bite and start to heal. But a brown recluse spider is a different bite and they quite often need help from a doctor. Left alone, the wound could worsen.
I realized this was that spider bite several days into the event. I went to the doctor and he put me on killer antibiotics for 10 days and a topical ointment for the wound and also to apply inside my nostrils. Staph germs can live inside the nose and can contribute to complications from this kind of bite. I did not know that.
It has been seven days now working this angry bite and just this morning, it shows signs of healing. Yet, it persists to a point where I am still keeping an eye on it.
And, NO wound photos or pictures of Brown Recluse spiders.
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EASTER DINNER TODAY AND OUR TRADITIONAL HAM
Our ham (above) this Easter was fresh and smoked most of the day on Friday and overnight into Saturday. The bride picked it up fresh off the smoker Saturday morning from a local service organization that prepares them as part of their annual fundraising activities. Just a simple fresh ham, smoked. No seasoning and the flavor and moist texture is as good as it gets. Proceeds going to help good causes.
We are quietly spending this Easter at home.
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JIBBER JABBER
Cold front and an inch and a half of rain yesterday. Forty-eight degrees outside this morning and only warming into the sixties.
Yards and fields received a good soaking and are glistening. Yesterday's puddles have soaked in and many yard chores beckon my attention. I am slowing down these days and am challenged more so to keep it all going. But staying on all of this a little at a time, I will get in another summer season's work done, along with help from friends. We will view our little corner of East Texas daily this 2026 summer season and brag at how wonderful it is.
Appreciate the visit this week.
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