#soup mode

[semiplural]

how many versions of the current pfp have you all made? i recall it being different the first time i saw it, and different now from the last time i saw it. (silly and curious, no pressure to answer this :D)

This is the third version! We've just kept updating (keeping the same photo gimmick) as our appearances change and we feel the need for an update.

I can't find the first one right now, but here's the new one and the previous one.

And a bonus, even older one, just for the heck of it.

[dailyautismthoughts]

my body is a machine that turns wilted vegetables into soup

[xanadontit]

This weekend we tried a new slow-cooker recipe. It was so nice to have Saturday's dinner finished by noon. We were able to enjoy the day and

This is my go to chicken tortilla soup recipe. According to my brother it helped cure his cold 🤷‍♀️

I double the green chiles and am not super strict about measuring the spices so definitely adjust to your/your family’s palate but it’s a solid guide and good for cleaning out the freezer and pantry.

The chicken absorbs a lot of the liquid so keep extra stock on hand.

[victusinveritas]

[victusinveritas]

Once it gets below forty for two nights in a row, I switch into soup mode. I stay in soup mode until April or May.

Here's one of my favorite recipes.

One can of white beans (cannellini or whatever) rinsed.

One onion, chopped to a pleasing degree. You can also grate it if you want.

Garlic. More garlic than that. Use tubed garlic or garlic powder or jarred stuff if you want. Fresh is best, but also more work.

One block of frozen spinach, thawed and drained (about 10 oz)

If you want some bacon, then some bacon (toss in raw and cook by boiling but it'll take longer so, eh, you can also just top with bacon you've cooked another way or maybe you went to the store and got vacuum packed stuff, also fine).

Olive oil, about two tablespoons.

Add to your taste: Black pepper, thyme, salt, bit of paprika, maybe some oregano. Or whatever. Crushed red pepper.

Add onions to a big soup pot that you've heated some olive oil in, low heat. Stir and move around a bit, add garlic. Get onions nice and glassy, maybe a bit browned if you want.

Throw in those beans.

Add spices. Maybe some nutritional yeast too. Or just cheese if you can eat dairy without committing water closet war crimes.

Toss in that spinach.

And add the broth or bouillon and water.

*Start with two/three cups of broth. I'd go with chicken or veggie but that's on you. You can also make a broth or stock, but...that's a lot of work. Toss in some corn starch if you want, though not much.

Cook for a little while, stir occasionally so nothing burns on the bottom. Cook for like ten minutes until you've got a nice bubbling boil. Add more broth if desired.

Get a hunk of bread, eat your beans and spinach soup thing.

Feel free to serve over rice or toss in some orzo (cook time about fifteen minutes until tender, and you'll want some more water/broth, enough to cover the orzo).

[mygooseiscooked]

Made carne con papas but only had chicken and I added a bunch of veggies, gotta take an after photo later today cuz the broth got so much richer! Nice long lingering spice, so good.

[wolfstar111888]

Bob the Builder/Seinfeld Parody: “I gotta focus. I’m shifting into soup mode.”

[abbysworldsastage]

I have been known to shitpost on occasion. I’m probably not the first to this one though.