There's an art to making vegetable soup. It's a slow and deliberate process. Mindfulness comes in handy when chopping with a sharp knife!!
Being a full steam ahead kind of gal, it's good for me to have to shift into low gear and remind myself of the joy of being slow.
Onion...chop, chop, chop...brings the familiar burst of pungent fragrance and watery eyes.
Celery needs washing and stringing before chopping. Today I cut off all the stalks, washed them and put what I didn't chop for the soup in a zip lock bag. I looked over at the bottom of the celery plant that remained and noticed its beautiful flower-like pattern. I'd never taken the time to notice that before. Interesting how God managed to create beauty in the most obscure places.
The onions and celery sauteed with a soft bubbly sound while I chopped the potatoes and breathed their earthy smell. The finished carrots chopped in tiny orange circles sprawled on the cutting board waiting to join the soup.
This soup is all veggie and loaded with beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, roasted red pepper, rice, and teeny farfalle pasta and enough paprika and cayenne to give it a little kick. A melange of smells, tastes and colors creating comfort food that nourishes body and soul.
So even though the funeral home clock in our little town says 104 degrees...it's soup day at our house!! And we have two things to be thankful for today...our yummy soup...and our air conditioning!!
Stumble It!
