A Day Well Suited For Biscuits & Soup.

 When the cold beckons...

A miserable day today. Misty, dreary and bone-chillingly cold.  These days are part and parcel of the wintry months and at times quite nice but today far from it. Agh well, halfway through already.

Isn't the thought of what to eat for lunch often a ponderous one? The stuff one yearns for isn't there and the stuff that's there isn't quite what we'd like. Often I go through freezer, cupboard and fridge to check what might be on offer even though I mentally have already itemized most of it.

Today the thought of fruits & co. was far from appealing and after having started off my breakfast on the wrong foot - wanted to try a maize porridge with maize meal we found at the back of the cupboard that had run out of date a few years back but still looked fine - despite my lack of taste I could discern an unwanted edge to the maize concoction and had to chuck it and the rest of the maize flour! Hold thumbs I didn't do harm by trying a few spoon fulls...

So, lunch had to be something warm and yummy. Found a packet of frozen spinach balls and made a soup with it and an onion. The blender we bought a few years ago for making smoothies has come in handy as it is a sheer joy to blend vegetables into a soup. It only takes 15 seconds and voila, a smooth and delicious soup is had. Brilliant for using leftovers and brilliant for being able to throw everything into a pot in the knowledge that it will be blended together later. Soup has never been that easy and as I said, perfect for today's miserable weather.

Cold afternoons seem made for biscuits along with tea and they are in the oven right this minute emitting that delightful aroma of baking all over the house. My sense of smell must be coming back as I can detect the most awesome baking aromas. Yeah!!!

Food plays such an important part in our lives and often a little treat of homemade biscuits ( only oats, sugar, oil and soy milk ) and soup can lift the spirits instantly whilst making us feel warm, comforted and happy with the vagaries of life.

Biggi