I frequently look online for dinner ideas (partly because I have so few recipes myself, and partly because I always have so few ingredients), while searching on www.allrecipes.com (probably one of the greatest recipe sites of all time) I found a simple Broccoli Cheese Soup. I really wish I could make bread at all, or I would have formed bread bowls to put this in, just like my mom used to when we were little. But since my bread-baking has turned out so ugly in the past, I decided to go a different route. Just the soup.
For the most part it turned out ok, I did end up putting some onion powder in, and a lot of extra milk. The soup was way too thick for my taste before, but that may have been partly due to the large chunks of broccoli. Next time I think I'll puree it, and add some ham or chicken. Overall though, it wasn't bad at all. I was surprised. Sometimes my cooking comes out so... ugly. Like the time I tried to make manicotti and I bought the wrong cheese, so the filling came out one big clump? Or the time I forgot about the chili on the stove and burned the whole thing to the bottom of the pot? Yeah... that's what I mean by ugly. We've had to make a few quick runs to Burger King down the road because I get confused. Who knew there were so many different types of salt and pepper? Or cheese, I thought I knew a lot about cheese. But there are a lot that I can't even pronounce. Its just weird!
Anyway, tomorrow I'm doing a LOT of baking. I'm gonna make Christmas cookies for us, and a few married couples down the street, some fellow employees at Starbucks, and some of the single guys who will be here alone for Christmas. I thought about sending some overseas to our deployed friends, but I'm not sure I have their address anymore, and sending food isn't easy. There are a lot of steps to follow when sending to military personnel.
I'll let you know tomorrow how my Fingerprint Jam Cookies, Frosted Sugar Cookies, Russian Tea Cakes, and Biscotti come out. :)
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