Refrigerator Soup

 Grey skies to the east - morning snow

Wind chime against light snowfall

daily tanka

President's Day

Lincoln and Washington

great men in their time

both saw their people struggling

what struggle would they see now

Soup for a Thrifty President

Leftover meat or tofu chopped small

1-2 Tbsps olive oil

1/2 small onion chopped

1 clove garlic chopped

1 large yellow potato diced

2 large fresh tomatoes skinned and diced

(or as in my case 1/2 can leftover diced tomatoes)

1 can low sodium chicken or vegetable broth 

2 Tbsps chopped basil
1/8 - 1/4 tsp cayenne

Saute the meat in the oil if uncooked.  Remove and set aside.

Saute the onion and garlic in the oil until transparent.

Add meat, diced potatoes, tomatoes, basil and broth.

Bring to simmering point; turn down the heat 

and simmer for an hour.

Serve with toast points or crackers.

Today I woke up to grey skies and snow flurries with a colder day forecast. I slept in and then got a series of phone calls so felt I was behind - then told myself it was alright as it was a national holiday anyway!  

By the time noon rolled around I felt like some homemade soup. So I looked in the refrigerator and made the recipe above with a couple of skinned and diced Italian sausages that I needed to use up.  Ate a late but delicious President's day lunch.