It's hard to make a Happy Birthday treat when the celebratory person is on a rigid diet. Yes, there are some sugar free and low fat options, but I chose a different route. My husband's love for brussels sprouts is almost an obsession. If offered a choice between any dessert or a big bowl of steamed brussels sprouts, he would gladly choose the latter. So, when I saw this soup recipe in Sunset magazine, I knew this would be perfect for him. It also contains sundried tomato turkey sausage, potatoes, and caraway seeds. And that's pretty much it. The soup had a slightly sweet flavor, from the caraway seeds and the brussels spouts. This certainly isn't a soup for people who hate these little cabbages, (as I like to think of them), but it was a huge hit with my husband.
I enjoyed the holidays, but they also left me feeling exhausted. The last few days, I toyed with the idea of embarking on a diet consisting exclusively of cereal and milk. Then I ran out of Shredded Wheat With Bran
and took that as a sign to cook a real meal. Going to the grocery store seemed too ambitious an adventure, so I spent some time scrutinizing the holiday leftovers in my fridge. The most likely candidates were two hefty garlic turkey sausages, and a carrot, both of which I used to make a simple ragu late at night, while watching episodes of the Law & Order marathon on television. Two words: Chris Noth.
I'm not panicked. There's still plenty of time. It's seven days until Christmas, and I won't let stress lead me astray, causing massive consumption of potato chips, cookies, and chocolate. I'll eat kale. And hominy. And a nice Calabrese style Italian sausage. Hominy always reminds me of when I was a child and my mom cooked it for us. My dad was in the Air Force, money was tight, and hominy was a good, cheap meal. Mom served it with crumbled bacon on top, and it was fabulous. Anytime I eat hominy it's emotionally satisfying.
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