S. O. S. - Soup Or Snow

A barn near town hall

 Soup or snow, that seems to be the question of the day around here.  This morning we have had another "dusting" of snow, I think it amounted to about 2 inches of the blasted white stuff!  Apparently there's 12 more inches headed our way - yippee!  That's on top of the 50 inches we've already received since December 26th.  


So, after taking Duke to Pampered Paws, his photo is at the end of this post, I drove around town and took some photos of the fresh fallen snow, it is beautiful.  


You'll also find my delicious and unusual recipe for Lentil soup using "ancient grains" at the end of this post.  I came up with the recipe after buying some fresh lentil soup at Trader Joe's.  I read the ingredients, which used ancient grains (that's what the package said), and then set out to recreate this delicious soup.  I think it's very close to what I bought, I hope you enjoy it!!

Band Stand in the town center

This past week we were lucky enough to have two storms and a deep freeze, it was -17 at my home yesterday morning!  So the question in my home, is do you want soup before or after you run the snow blower!

A snow covered pond

Sure some people like the stuff, it's great for business - in the mountains where it belongs! So, at the risk of sounding grumpy, because I'm really not, I'm just sick of the snow and the extreme cold,  here are a few corny "snow jokes" for you to enjoy!  After the jokes, you'll find my recipe for my delicious lentil soup!  Keep warm!

Town Hall

What time is it when little white flakes fall past the classroom window?
Snow and Tell.
What do you call a snowman in the summer? 
A puddle.
What do you get if cross a snowman and a shark ? 
Frost bite !

Duke, fresh from Pampered Paws

Lentil Soup

1 1/2 cups lentils, washed
2  14 oz cans chicken stock
2 14 oz cans beef stock
2 14 oz cans of Hunts fire roasted tomatoes
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
1 large carrot, diced
1/4 cup millet
1/4 cup flax seed
1/4 cup quinoa
2 tablespoons of good balsamic vinegar


Directions
Put all the ingredients, except the balsamic vinegar in the the crock-pot on low and let it simmer all day - it's delicious! When the soup is finished add 2 tablespoons of good balsamic vinegar, stir and serve!  Sour dough bread is a nice compliment to this hearty dish!