i hate snow, i like soup

so having grown up in illinois and michigan, one would think that 23 midwestern winters are something i've grown accustomed to. but this winter.... oh my oh my.... this winter... is kicking my ASS. i have always professed to loving snow, up until this winter. i don't mind the cold, that northern blook in my thrives, i say! but perhaps this unusually harsh and snowy winter on top of my ourdoorsy job, on top of my first car with no 4-wheel-drive, has finally pushed me over the edge.

i was praying that our big snow had come, and we could get little snows for the rest of winter, but no. we got dumped on again. i spent a half hour digging my car out today even though i wasn't going anywhere, just because i know that if i didn't do it today, there would be no hope tomorrow. the first snow taught me that, and i got lucky last time. especially since the school across the street was out for xmas break and there was extra parking.

but this time, i'm getting desperate. i shoveled my spot nice and clean, tested it, and left it, and i am prepared to defend that spot with my life!!! well ok a beach chair and a large card-board box. please be a good chicagoan and don't steal it!!!!


on the brighter side of life, the cold and snowy weather has brought out my fondness for cooking again. i usually go through fazes of cooking, and i'm rediscovering how fun soups are. thanks to a cook book SB gave me for my birthday, and a soup pot my mom gave me for encouragement, i made a fantastic tuscan bread soup. it was a smashing success, and i'm currently making an adapted non-bread version right now with the left over stock and veggies. it's exciting.

i'm planning my next meal/soup. there was a delicious Garlic Chicken and Artichoke dish that is prepared in a crock pot that i am thinking about trying, or a cheese soup that looks divine... it's weirdly exciting. and my roommates like it because i'm a very sharing person.

soups on!