The sun is shining + it's a beautiful day!
Finally no rain. Which is good, because tonight we're off to the symphony + I wasn't looking forward to running in the rain from the parking lot to the hall. Oh, just thinking about it raining, the smell of wet everyone around me – makes me cringe! You know what I mean! wet wool...gross.
It was cold + raw yesterday so I decided to make a soup. {we're big soup people} I decided I would make something out of the Barefoot Contessa's book. Yum. Since I've been busy, I haven't done a weekly shop,only a quick trip to Trader Joe's. So I looked around for what I had available + found a recipe that I could make – drum roll....Corn Chowda!
Now, if I made it the way Ina writes, we would be 2 pounds fatter today :) So, I ended up modifying the recipe a bit. Like, a half cup of skim milk vs the 2 cups of light cream! Turkey bacon instead of real bacon. (for the top) No cup of cheese, except for a pinch of lowfat cheddar on top of each bowl.
I know had I followed her recipe, the soup would have been sublime... but then, like I said, we'd be that much fatter today... and who wants that, right?
Neal loved it....and I have to say, it was quite yummy! Last night, while watching "little Miss Sunshine" {which was really a charming movie} Neal whispered, I can't wait to have soup tomorrow!
