Chicken Soup And Chili

Slacked off a bit on the posting, was assaulted by a tummy bug. Getting better, but I didn’t end up getting any pictures of the stew I made. That’s a shame, it was a rather nice one! The leftover chicken was cubed up and thrown in a pot with a handful of green onions, a few sprigs of fresh dill, a few sprigs of fresh parsley, a pinch of fresh rosemary, almost two cloves of garlic, a can of Swanson’s chicken broth, three stalks of celery chopped, two carrots chopped, and enough water to make soup. Simmered it for several hours, then added a half cup of brown rice. It was really tasty! Made some chili to put up, very simple ground turkey, beans, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, and chili powder. D’s tummy can’t deal well with spicy things, so I keep dinner very mild. It’s not a chili that would win any cook offs, but it’s tasty and appreciated! Nothing goes better with chili than Jiffy cornbread. The kitchen is clean, and that’s making me feel good. The pirate ship cake hasn’t been made yet. It’s so cute!

It’s That Cold In Florida?

How often do you need a heavy jacket in Tampa Bay? They’re issuing warnings tonight about the cold, and not just the usual freaking out when it drops below 72 F here. It’s supposed to get to below 32 F, which doesn’t seem like a big deal to most of the country but around here it might as well be front page news. The pink grapefruit won’t survive the night, we went out and plucked all the fruit to give out at D’s office and rounded up the neighbours. He and I ain’t fond of grapefruit, so we knocked on the neighbour’s doors and told them to come on and get it while the getting’s good. It’s a good night for winter food, grabbed some of the chili I’d made up out of the freezer and simmered it while I made some Jiffy bread. It’s an addiction! Never have found any cornbread I like as much as the sweet, golden Jiffy mix (as trailer as that is), and if it ain’t broke…