Your blog is beginning to give me grand ideas about cooking and I don’t know whether I’m the kind of person who should be let loose in the kitchen un-aided.

We’ll see :)

Rose-Anne- I haven’t heard of that book, but I’m about to go order it right now! Thanks!! I love recommendations!

kitchensink- I think it was just what I needed, even if I still physically hurt, it really helps me mentally feel better!

Thanks Gabi, you are so sweet!

Sorina- Glad you liked it too! :)

LPC- This soup would be *perfect* for valentines day!

Oh, how I love love LOVE soups. They are such a staple in my diet. I understand how you feel about searching for the “perfect” soup cookbook. It seems like once you are a decent cook, you really need to refine your cookbook purchases so that you can get something fun and new. With that in mind, however, have you looked at Soup and Bread by Crescent Dragonwagon? Soup and Bread is fabulous; I learned so much about making soups from that book. And even though I’ve had my copy for several years, I still have soups in there I want to try, so it definitely doesn’t old once you feel proficient at whipping up a pot of soup. My local library has Soup and Bread, so you might be able to borrow a copy (for free! Hurray!) from your library to check it out if you are interested.

I’m glad you are up and about, at least a little bit. Take care of that back!

Rose-Anne

the soup looks delicious – I would never have thought to make a soup with chestnuts. I love soups though and I am going to put that book on “my list.”