I got off work today for President’s Day. Other than thinking about cleaning my apartment (but not actually doing anything about it), the highlight was making some soup, inspired by the shipment of fresh vegetables at my local grocer: green beans, zucchini, carrots, leeks. They still can’t secure decent tomatoes out of season, though: the ones on display today were pencil-eraser pink and non-resilient, those classic warning signs of flavorlessness. Fortunately, I’d say the overall most useful non-condiment ingredient in my cupboard is canned diced tomatoes, which I stock up on whenever I have a chance. They’re useful for a multitude of recipes, including sauces, soups, pasta dishes and salsas. They’d pretty easily sneak into my own top-ten base ingredients to have on hand at all times. Anyway, it was a bright, tasty and nutritious soup for a lazy winter day.
Lazy Monday