Hot water: an oddly reassuring start to the day
Hot water is something we should probably all drink more. It may sound unexciting, but first thing a mug of it can provide much of the reassurance of tea, not least because it warms your hands in just the same way. It also hydrates without being as boring as plain old cold H2O. And it leaves you feeling fresher and livelier than any caffeinated drink.
From How To Drink by Victoria Moore
(Drinking “boiled water” has been one of my more furtive habits, till now.)
Splendor. (in the glass).
via feuilleton (http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/)
Case Studies (re: love)
Nora said: “I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people.”
(Hammett, The Thin Man)
Sunday (weather: grey mist)
- Taxidermy Exhibit
- Espresso (no milk)
- Buying New Shoes (black mary-janes were a painless decision)
- Blissfully (A)Lonesome
Soup for a Sick Liebling
Ingredients
1 smallish free-range chicken
3 carrots (peeled and roughly chopped)
1/2 celery root
1 large leek (washed and chopped)
3 cloves of garlic
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
1 bay leaf
Some dried sage & thyme (or what you will)
Method
Place everything except leek in a pot and cover with water. Bring to boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 1 and 1/2 hours. Skim top of fat as necessary. Remove chicken and de-bone. re add shredded chicken meat along with leek and cook for another 20 minutes. Serve to invalids.
Note: Keep bones and gristle, cover with water and simmer for several hours. Strain. Use this to thin soup or freeze and use for stock.
