Eating out or in dilemma

Restaurant food is so predictable, always same taste, same shape, same presentation. But when cooking at home, the same dish turns out differently each single time you prepare it. Sometimes just a slightly bigger pinch of salt, other times you change the spices a bit, because the ones you needed for the recipe weren't on your shopping list. Or maybe adding an extra veggie, or leaving out meat to make the entree lighter, or just to please the audience at the table.


Generally, same recipe, but with small changes, endless possibilities. Yea, cooking at home pays off every single time.


Sometimes you just go to the kitchen to prepare a simple quick meal and end up cooking something complex yet still simple.


It happened to me yesterday. I was just planning to beat together a yellow coffee cake, but ended with cake filled chocolate cream and peaches.

Yet, other times turns out something like this:

Or maybe like this:

With food there are really endless possibilities!

EVEN THE SIMPLEST SOUP CAN BE FULFILLING

There is nothing more comforting and soothing than a bowl of pipping hot soup on a cold day or on any day when you feel that you need a boost or an extra hug...


I always keep chicken and veggie bouillon in my pantry, pre-chopped celery, sweet green peas and sweet corn kernels in my freezer, and of course there is always enough potatoes in our house to feed an army. So I can put this simple soup together in less than 1/2 an hour.

There is nothing that makes me feel more warm and cozy inside than a bowl of a good soup. Now all I need is my favorite blanky and a good movie. Come, join me!

Even The Simplest Soup Can Be Fulfilling