Food.

I am still on my pistachio kick and have some almost every day. My brother was in Tallahassee visiting some friends of his over the weekend, and one of the dishes he remembered having was lamb with pistachio stuffing. I am probably missing something else, but I remembered the lamb/pistachio bit from the chat. If Chas could/would eat nuts, or at least pistachios, I would try to get the recipe from his friend. I was drooling when I heard that, and all the other good foods they had, though I am unable to remember them now, and my brother could only remember half of what they'd had when we chatted. Said it was all fabulous, and he thought of me. Awww, how sweet of him.

So, this guy at work hooked me up today with a chicken soup base which he refers to as a broth of vigor...not necessarily in those terms, but he says it'll cure any ailment and make me strong. :) I cannot wait to make the soup and taste it. It smells good. He has been promising me this soup base for a while, so I have a lot of high expectations. It better be good! :) Anyhow, I have had his food on occasion before, and it has always been good, so I have confidence it will be fine. I haven't seen him all day, so I wonder if he came in today just to give it to me.

I've been cooking a lot lately. That's been making me feel happier. I feel like such a kitchen drone when I prepare food from boxes, bags, or cans. I hope to cook like this more in the future. I think it actually saves us money using fresher ingredients, and I like the fact that I am relying less on packaged processed foods to make meals with. I guess we will see how this goes. I guess I will shut up now as half of you or more are totally bored by my little cooking rant.