Reading, Eating, and New Terminology
Before I get to the books and food, I need some help. I’m looking for a new answer when someone casually says “How are you?” Well, let’s see. I’m worried about our country. I also don’t really feel like I belong here anymore, where my values are clearly so out of alignment with the majority of our population, and that makes me very sad. But I am enjoying the Starbucks holiday cups! We need some new terminology here. During the pandemic, when someone asked “How are you?” I would say “I’m 2020-fine!” Meaning- if you don’t count the fact that there’s a global pandemic, I’m doing well, thank you. I need a term like that for this post-election period, but I can’t come up with a good one. On to reading! I’m glad to report that unlike other years during NaBloPoMo, I HAVE been reading. Not as much as I would like, though. I’m still reading this book: I’m enjoying it, although I think I would like it even better if I had more time to read. Every time I pick it up it takes me a few moments to remember what’s going on (sigh!) I’m nearing the end, and I’m hoping to find a chunk of time to finish it, uninterrupted. Let’s talk about soup. Last week I said Tobia started a Cool Bloggers Autumn Soup Challenge, and she corrected me- it was actually Julie’s idea. Either way, I have another cozy soup to share: My husband made this one! It’s the Butternut Squash Soup from Love and Lemons. This soup is delicious, and the recipe is really simple. If you have a butternut squash, you probably have the ingredients to make it. It does call for some fresh herbs, but my husband used a mix of fresh and dried. This photo is of our election night dinner, which I didn’t feel up to sharing last week: Our pizza had Miyoko’s liquid mozzarella, Field Roast sausage, and vegetables (except for my daughter’s portion, which just had the cheese.) Delicious pizza, delicious beer. What are your reading now? Have you been making any autumn soups lately?