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Tomato Soup

Posted by William on March 4th, 2010, at 3:38 pm

So, we still are getting some cold weather. (I snowed a bit the last couple days in North Carolina–silly groundhog and his silly shadow. I wonder why we get our meteorological advice from a rodent in this day and age.) My potage ran out as did my simpler butternut squash soup. I needed more soup [...]

BLT

Posted by William on September 15th, 2009, at 10:31 am

Bacon. Lettuce. Tomato.
Mayo. Toast.
A sprinkle of freshly cracked black pepper.
That, my friends, is all that is needed for an amazing sandwich.
It’s summer, so homegrown tomatoes are in abundance. A coworker has more than she knows what to do with, so she has been giving them away at work. I’m all to happy to lend a [...]

Basic Marinara Sauce

Posted by William on May 13th, 2009, at 7:10 am

Some nights even I can’t stand the thought of doing anything more complicated than boiling water or turning on the microwave. On those nights I reach for a portion of this marinara sauce that I keep in my freezer. I simply make a batch of pasta (boil water), warm up the sauce (microwave), and call [...]