Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Soups
I travelled for six hours today to Kittson County for work. Two meals later, I've decided soup (non-Asian) outside of Minneapolis is much better than in the Metro.
We stopped about an hour outside of St. Paul and I got a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup and a Tuna Melt. The melt was pretty good, but the soup was amazing. It was obviously home mode, it had thick noodles, an awesome broth, and huge chunks of chicken. It was TASTY. It was how I would want to make it.
Tonight, we went to the hotel restaurant. Actually, it has the same name, but is across the parking lot. I got the Walleye and a cup of the Tomato Soup. The Walleye was pan fried, fresh, and pretty dang good, but the soup was the shining star. I expected normal Cream of Tomato soup, but that is not what I got. There were VEGETABLES in it. There were chunks of tomato and onion and celery. Big chunks. While I would have put some basil in it, it was still very good.
So, I was tagged by Emily for a meme of 7 things you don't know about me, or something like that. Since it is Emily, I will comply. Since this is a food related blog, I'll keep it food themed.
1) I really like soup. It is my favorite food. I've been eating it a lot lately and I always enjoy it. I also really like cooking it, but haven't recently. That's more of a winter thing.
2) I've only had Foie Gras once, and I loved it. Everytime I go out to eat, I look for it, but it is so rare with all the "animal cruelty" crap.
3) Oh yeah, I used to be a vegetarian and believed all the "animal cruelty" crap. I actually still do. I was even a vegan at one time. I feel bad, but Foie Gras is pretty damn tasty.
4) Pizza, in my mind, is the most perfect food. Specifically, thin crust, super saucy, square cut pizza from Dulono's. Mmmmm, Pizza.
5) Milk. I love it. I rarely drink it. Years ago, while on Weight Watchers, I cut it out because there are lots of calories. Now, I've gained back all the weight, but I still don't drink the milk. Real healthy, right? Man, I could go for a glass of milk now.
6) Wasabi. I don't like it. It is one of the few foods that I don' t like. But I make myself eat it and I like it more and more all the time. I really do believe that most food is likable, you just need to make yourself like it, like beer and coffee.
7) I really want to learn to cook Indian food. But like lots of foods, CJ gets digestive problems with curries, so I never make it, because he won't eat it. It kind of makes me sad, but I enjoy cooking for him so much, that I just don't cook for myself that much.
We stopped about an hour outside of St. Paul and I got a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup and a Tuna Melt. The melt was pretty good, but the soup was amazing. It was obviously home mode, it had thick noodles, an awesome broth, and huge chunks of chicken. It was TASTY. It was how I would want to make it.
Tonight, we went to the hotel restaurant. Actually, it has the same name, but is across the parking lot. I got the Walleye and a cup of the Tomato Soup. The Walleye was pan fried, fresh, and pretty dang good, but the soup was the shining star. I expected normal Cream of Tomato soup, but that is not what I got. There were VEGETABLES in it. There were chunks of tomato and onion and celery. Big chunks. While I would have put some basil in it, it was still very good.
So, I was tagged by Emily for a meme of 7 things you don't know about me, or something like that. Since it is Emily, I will comply. Since this is a food related blog, I'll keep it food themed.
1) I really like soup. It is my favorite food. I've been eating it a lot lately and I always enjoy it. I also really like cooking it, but haven't recently. That's more of a winter thing.
2) I've only had Foie Gras once, and I loved it. Everytime I go out to eat, I look for it, but it is so rare with all the "animal cruelty" crap.
3) Oh yeah, I used to be a vegetarian and believed all the "animal cruelty" crap. I actually still do. I was even a vegan at one time. I feel bad, but Foie Gras is pretty damn tasty.
4) Pizza, in my mind, is the most perfect food. Specifically, thin crust, super saucy, square cut pizza from Dulono's. Mmmmm, Pizza.
5) Milk. I love it. I rarely drink it. Years ago, while on Weight Watchers, I cut it out because there are lots of calories. Now, I've gained back all the weight, but I still don't drink the milk. Real healthy, right? Man, I could go for a glass of milk now.
6) Wasabi. I don't like it. It is one of the few foods that I don' t like. But I make myself eat it and I like it more and more all the time. I really do believe that most food is likable, you just need to make yourself like it, like beer and coffee.
7) I really want to learn to cook Indian food. But like lots of foods, CJ gets digestive problems with curries, so I never make it, because he won't eat it. It kind of makes me sad, but I enjoy cooking for him so much, that I just don't cook for myself that much.
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