CARROT SOUP

I make this soup often. It is pleasing to all senses. It is delicious, its color is vivid, it smells great and it warms you all over. My husband rates this soup a ten.

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 jumbo onion chopped

4 teaspoons curry powder

1 tablespoon peeled grated fresh ginger

3 bags of carrots (16 oz. each) cut up

2 cans of chicken broth

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup of light cream

Sautee onions in oil in a large pot. Add curry powder and ginger, stir. Add carrots, chicken broth and and 2 cups water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer 30-40 minutes or until carrots are tender. Cool slightly. In blender blend soup in batches and return it to large pot. Add 4 cups of water and light cream. Over medium heat, heat soup until hot stirring frequently.

HAPPY EASTER, HAPPY SPRING

HAPPY EASTER !

The little lamb cake is made and decorated by me.

This little porcelain basket is filled with hand painted wooden eggs.

ORCHIDS

"A THING OF BEAUTY IS A
JOY FOREVER"

CELERY ROOT

Celery Root Salad

1/2 of celery root - peel and finely shred
juice from 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 clove of crushed garlic

Mix all together in a bowl until well blended. Serve cold as a side dish. Garnish as desired.


Celery root is the bulbous part of celery which can be found at supermarkets. It doesn't look very appetising but it is very tasty and healthy.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

TODAY WE ARE ALL IRISH TO COMMEMORATE THE IRISH SAINT PATRICK. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL FIND THEIR LEPRECHAUN AND POT OF GOLD.
ERIN GO BRAGH!!!

Also the legend says that if you kiss the Blarney Stone, you'll become a clever speaker.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

I WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. I HOPE ALL YOUR DREAMS AND HEART WILL BE FULFILLED.

LET IT SNOW - ENOUGH ALREADY!

I love snow! I really do. However, after today I think I just had enough. We are only in the beginning of winter and we already had 6 snowfalls. Today my husband and I dug out from more than six inches of snow. Just as we finished, an icy rain began to fall and a little girl appeared on our side walk. She was all drenched and had no hat. I asked her where her hat was. She said she did not have one. I told her to wait while I fetched a towel and a wool cap for her. As I dried her hair and gave her my cap to keep I told her to go home and dry off. I would hope that another person would have done the same. She happily wondered off.