By Ari, on December 6th, 2011%
This just in: I made a delicious soup! (And it’s not matzah ball or chili!)
I was really beginning to doubt my soup-making abilities, guys. I told John earlier in the week that I was going to attempt another batch of soup. He raised his eyebrows and said, “Alright,” but what he really meant was, “Please don’t make me eat it.”
As I was prepping the ingredients, I had a feeling this would be good. It’s basically all the spices and accoutrements that I would use to make tacos. But in a soup.
The final verdict? Home run.
Hah! Take that, husband of mine. I’m taking this for lunch every day this week and you’re not getting any of it. No soup for you. Continue reading Chicken Tortilla Soup
By Ari, on December 14th, 2010%
I know for a fact that winter is here. Do you want to know how I know? Because yesterday it snowed. And then last night the snow melted a little, and ice froze on the ground. And today as I was walking to work I slipped on said ice, landed on both my knees (true story), and thought both my knee caps were broken.
Good news first: my kneecaps are not broken.
Bad news: I have two humongous bruises on my knees, and it is now painful to walk.
To sum up: I know that winter is now here because I have officially slipped on ice/snow/icy snow for the first time. Continue reading My Favorite Chili
By Ari, on August 26th, 2010%
Well of course the day I decide to visit my best friend in Pennsylvania I get sick. Sneezing, coughing, the works. It wasn’t so bad; at least I was well taken care of. The problem was that we had been planning to eat our way around the city, and now I couldn’t taste a thing. I resorted to soup, hot tea, and anything spicy to ease my sore throat and give my taste buds feeling again.
When I made it back home, I was still feeling under the weather. Time to bring out the big guns. I needed matzah ball soup.
Continue reading Matzah Ball Soup
