Hello, November!
It seems like just yesterday that you were here, but then I look back at the year and I realize it has been a very full year. A year full of so many good things but with temps slated to be in the 70’s here again today – it hardly seems like it can even be November!
This has certainly been a lovely autumn.
I have much to be grateful about today beginning with the Halloween festivities of last night. It was not a banner year for visitors – we had less than 30 Trick or Treater’s. However, seeing their excited faces was an incredibly pleasant break in the usual evening activities. And, really – I prefer visiting children to the news of late! So, perhaps for the next week we can just replay last night. Sort of the “I am so sick of politics” version of the movie Groundhog Day.
Several of you kindly commented on the soup from my weekend. I roughly based it on a recipe I found here. Changes I made: I used left over roasted chicken from earlier in the week. I shredded the chicken and added it with the onions as they cooked. I used Trader Joe’s Cuban Black Beans and Cannellini beans (instead of kidney beans). I did not have diced tomatoes or a can of diced chiles. Instead I used a large can of whole tomatoes and crushed them with my hand before I added them and I added a can of Rotel™ tomatoes. Instead of corn, I diced up the last few Anaheim and Cubanelle peppers from our garden. So, I changed it quite a bit! Haha! It was good and will be made again!
Sigla’s sleeve number two is almost done – I just have the ribbing to finish and it will be done! Just in time too, because cooler weather is in the forecast!
Lastly, I am grateful for all of you who read my blog each day! Thanks to Random.org I have a winner – and that is commenter #8 – who is Carole of Carole Knits! This is especially wonderful because it is thanks to Carole’s invitation last year to join her in NoBloPoMo that reinvigorated my blogging and brought so many new friends to my life! Congratulations Carole – MDK’s Stripes will be on its way to your house!
Congratulations to Carole! And thanks for the recipe link Kat. I used to make a soup similar to this one but had forgotten all about it. Can’t believe it’s November!!!
I’m grateful that you’ve shared the soup recipe, and I think your changes make it even better. And Sigla is looking stunning! Even if I’m not a sweater knitter myself, I’m grateful that I get to admire your wonderful sweaters. Hopefully reading plenty of NaBloPoMo posts along with some leftover Halloween candy will help me to also ignore politics for the next week.
Mmm. That soup looks delicious! I love being a more confident cook these days, not afraid to improvise and change recipes based on taste (or what’s in the cupboard)!
That soup looks perfect for November. And I am SO excited that I won! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m equally excited to have gotten to know you so much better due to your frequent blogging. Yay on all counts!
The soup sounds delicious! Autumn and winter is full on soup time in my house! Congrats to Carole!
The soup sounds delicious! I love making soup with what’s on hand and this is soup time of year. Today our warm streak broke and we’re watching the dark clouds roll through. I’m very happy for November as there is so much great reading to be done.
Here’s to November. much gratitude. 30 days of blog posts. more soup. and new sweaters. (I’m hoping to cast off mine tonight 🙂
I love soup and will have to try this one- it looks delicious; thanks for sharing. Congrats on your sweater; look forward to those others I know are in the wings…just sayin’. As I type this – 11/1, the Cubs just got 3 runs in the 1st inning – they are on fire!
Cheers~
Oh your Sigla is wonderful! I really have too many knits in the immediate plans but I am soooo tempted to get me some Lopi and knit one.
I just did my first (for this year, anyway…I keep trying!) NoBlPoMo post, you inspire me.
That soup looks perfect! I’m looking forward to all the November blog posts; great reading all around!