Believe it or not, I got great comfort from reading this post Marlena. I have, as of the past few months, been feeling quite low and am trying to remind myself that this too shall pass. Sometimes it becomes a challenge. The kitchen has been my happy place always but lately not so much. So...all that said...your post not only made me feel like I was not alone but also reminded me of the simple fact that we need JOY in our lives. We have many things to be grateful for but after two years feeling like shut-ins we must try and remember those things that bring us comfort and boost our spirits.
It's such a traumatic and exhausting time, and sometimes it's just hard to know what can lift us up again. But oh when something does, and when we connect with even a small spark of joy...so glad this helped you reconnect, like Kamala helped me reconnect. 😘
Living alone, I usually make some sort of soup or soupy stewy, curry type thing every Saturday morning, to have as part or most of my evening meals. When I'm feeling more on the downside of things and especially during our cold Toronto winters, I tend towards a pot of something spicy OR I go more eastern European with a soup built around cabbage or brussel sprouts and dill.
Me too. So warming in the winter, and also in the summer: i like the rehydrating quality of an Asian soup, a spicy tangy citrussy broth. Whenever I have bones I make bone broth/stock. I don't think I ever fully appreciated good soup until the last several years. Equally, I don't think my soups were as great as they are now, these last several years. xoxoxoxo
Thank you for saying what we all feel! I made soup chicken soup this morning but will try your soup next!
Believe it or not, I got great comfort from reading this post Marlena. I have, as of the past few months, been feeling quite low and am trying to remind myself that this too shall pass. Sometimes it becomes a challenge. The kitchen has been my happy place always but lately not so much. So...all that said...your post not only made me feel like I was not alone but also reminded me of the simple fact that we need JOY in our lives. We have many things to be grateful for but after two years feeling like shut-ins we must try and remember those things that bring us comfort and boost our spirits.
It's such a traumatic and exhausting time, and sometimes it's just hard to know what can lift us up again. But oh when something does, and when we connect with even a small spark of joy...so glad this helped you reconnect, like Kamala helped me reconnect. 😘
Living alone, I usually make some sort of soup or soupy stewy, curry type thing every Saturday morning, to have as part or most of my evening meals. When I'm feeling more on the downside of things and especially during our cold Toronto winters, I tend towards a pot of something spicy OR I go more eastern European with a soup built around cabbage or brussel sprouts and dill.
Me too. So warming in the winter, and also in the summer: i like the rehydrating quality of an Asian soup, a spicy tangy citrussy broth. Whenever I have bones I make bone broth/stock. I don't think I ever fully appreciated good soup until the last several years. Equally, I don't think my soups were as great as they are now, these last several years. xoxoxoxo