How are you today?

MACKTEXAS said:
Today is cloudy but calm. The TV weather forecast says we can expect softball size hail and damaging winds later today. NOAA says nothing like that - their site only shows a 10% chance of sprinkles this evening. I'm going with NOAA. :ROFLMAO:
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softball-size hail? o_O:cautious:
That would be hit or miss, in random spots. I've been in a hail storm like that once, and remember it. Everyone suddenly running for cover.
I hope that misses you.
Going with an alternate forecast, is a wise decision.😁
 
Kaila said:
French vegetable soup, sounds scrumptious to me.
WHat makes it french?
The way you cut the veggies? or the choice of veggies? Or does it have melted cheese on top or in it??:unsure:
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It's unlike minestrone, whose tomato based broth has somehow become the American standard for vegetable soup.

The broth for this soup is much closer to traditional chicken soup. I use poultry spices (tarragon, thyme, savory, sage, ground cloves, marjoram and flat leaf parsley) plus dry white wine.

Veggies and aromatics include onions, garlic, mushrooms, celery, carrots, green beans, bok choy, frozen peas (added at the very end so they don't overcook), and whatever is in my freezer or fridge. I do add some canned diced tomatoes, but not enough to add even a pink tinge the broth.

When serving, I spoon the hot soup over fresh spinach, arugula and/or other greens, wilting them in the bowl.

As long as I'm going through the motions, it makes sense to make a big pot of soup (at least 12 cups of broth) and freeze leftovers in couple of quart size containers.

No cheese, though sometimes DH will shave a little parm over his.
 
StarSong said:
It's unlike minestrone, whose tomato based broth has somehow become the American standard for vegetable soup.

The broth for this soup is much closer to traditional chicken soup. I use poultry spices (tarragon, thyme, savory, sage, ground cloves, marjoram and flat leaf parsley) plus dry white wine.

Veggies and aromatics include onions, garlic, mushrooms, celery, carrots, green beans, bok choy, frozen peas (added at the very end so they don't overcook), and whatever is in my freezer or fridge. I do add some canned diced tomatoes, but not enough to add even a pink tinge the broth.

When serving, I spoon the hot soup over fresh spinach, arugula and/or other greens, wilting them in the bowl.

As long as I'm going through the motions, it makes sense to make a big pot of soup (at least 12 cups of broth) and freeze leftovers in couple of quart size containers.

No cheese, though sometimes DH will shave a little parm over his.
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Sounds excellent; and I can almost breathe in that aroma and flavors. Thank you for that tasty and tantalizing description!😀☺️
 
My boyfriend is at a party today and I likely won't see him until much later tonight. It's now the more relaxed part of my day so, right now I'm watching a show and playing Animal Crossing. ☺️

I really want some microwave popcorn, which I usually have at this time of day, but I've been feeling like I'm eating just slightly too much lately so, I'm trying to hold out until dinner and skip the popcorn calories.
 
it looks like there's a stormy day on tap so i might not get to do much video gaming today. i'm having my coffee and might get a bowl of cereal and fire up my online church service.

we have severe weather in the forecast so i might just read today. we'll see. something is trying to move in now.
 
It rained early last evening, and we even had a thunderstorm and lots of rain around 3 am. Woohoo. Means no watering today.

DD had to go to the garden centers this morning because there were two plants she's been watching for. Found them. And there were a couple that jumped into my shopping cart. Well...more than a couple. Two mona lavenders, two Persian shields and a diamond frost. They haven't been planted yet because I got busy with more weeding and stuff. After weeding, I Preen-ed. That stuff works well, but the ground has to be weed free to start with, which is why I've been digging those suckers up. If they already have roots, the Preen won't kill them...only keep new ones from growing.

Now I'm tired. Tomorrow is another day. Right?

BTW, do y'all remember last summer I mentioned Jergens Original Scent Cherry Almond hand lotion being a bug repellent? It worked fine all summer long so I tried it again about a week ago when the mosquitos reappeared. It still works. Highly recommend because it makes your skin feel and smell good, there's no alcohol to dry out your skin.
 
MarciKS said:
it looks like there's a stormy day on tap so i might not get to do much video gaming today. i'm having my coffee and might get a bowl of cereal and fire up my online church service.

we have severe weather in the forecast so i might just read today. we'll see. something is trying to move in now.
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A storm prevents you from gaming???
 
Georgiagranny said:
After weeding, I Preen-ed. That stuff works well, but the ground has to be weed free to start with, which is why I've been digging those suckers up. If they already have roots, the Preen won't kill them...only keep new ones from growing.
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Read the first sentence in this paragraph and thought to myself: "OK, if I'd spent some time weeding a garden I'd clean myself up and do a little preening, too." Then read the next sentence and thought, "wait a tic..." Looked up Preen for gardens and learned it's weed preventing granules.

Too bad. I much prefer my initial mental image of you preening yourself in the garden, @Georgiagranny.
 
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