Comfort food

This photo was not taken recently. It was taken in the sunny, warm, beautiful land of Thailand, where signs of life and growth abounded. There is no sign of life round these parts yet. In fact, it snowed this week. Let’s just say the first words uttered when I woke up to the sight of the ground covered again just after all previous snow and ice had melted were not happy words. Nor were they words of appreciation at the beauty and hushed tranquility of freshly fallen snow. In my book, snow just isn’t beautiful in March.

But I digress. In light of the stubbornly lingering winter, and the fact that about half of the team here has come down with “the crud,” we decided to do a soup themed night at our team dinner this week. This occasion was calling for some good old comfort food, so I whipped up a big pot of chicken and dumpling soup. By the time I finished it, since it was dark and food photos never look great with artificial light, I decided to wait to take a picture. I figured I could photograph a bowl of leftovers the next day to post with the recipe. Only problem is, there were no leftovers. Not a drop. Turns out chicken and dumplings was just what the doctor ordered for a group of cold and sick people. And hence, the totally unrelated photograph of a rose and my attempt to somehow make it related. Did it work?

If winter is also lingering longer than desired in your part of the world, check out the recipe here and make up a pot today. If spring has already arrived on your doorstep and you’re looking for cool and refreshing recipes, please do not tell me.