A local high school principal I've worked with for several years was willing to set aside some time last Wednesday to come over for supper and a catch-up visit. The cold snap overlaying Winston-Salem was still going strong and soup had to be the main feature. I chose the wonderful ultimate cream of tomato soup, but I also made a loaf of peasant bread to then be used for grilled cheese sandwiches. It all proved pretty tasty.
We only got as high as 49°F all day, so for the third day in a row, I had a fire going. This was Fire No. 81 with the "new" wood-burning fireplace in the kitchen.
The pot of tomato soup had the perfect remaining portion to serve as the mid-day meal the next day, along with fresh-griddled cheese sandwiches using more of that peasant loaf. This too was a bone-chilling mid-40s day and, although I managed a four-and-a-half mile walk, by evening it was back to the misery of chilled bones...so Day Four of a fire occurred (Fire No. 82) Thursday evening.
Side note: I was not able to complete my dessert preparations for Wednesday's company, and as bedtime approached that night, I was faced with two baked cake layers still on their cooling racks and a partially-completed ermine frosting that needed to be finished up and deployed. In the end, as midnight approached, I found myself looking at a miserable result for a red velvet cake. Sure enough, when slices were served for the Thursday evening dessert, it was a huge and unsurprising disappointment.
"Ultimate Cream of Tomato Soup," from Cook's Illustrated, November 1999. Recipe can also be found online at Cookography.com.
"Easy Same-Day Peasant Bread," from Jenny Rosenstrach of the CupofJo.com blog. [Published 02 February 2022] Adapted from Alexandra Stafford of AlexandraCooks.com. [07 November 2012 / Updated 06 January 2022]
"Grand Finale Dessert: Red Velvet Cake," from Cuisine at Home, Issue 90 (December 2011), p. 48-51. This recipe has also been posted online.
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