February's first Friday was at last a grandly sunny day under brilliant blue skies, and yet it was besmirched by brutal headwinds increasing the chill factor of a 40-degree afternoon. The 5-mile walk that day was a challenge, particularly when being pushed about by those unexpectedly muscular blasts from the wind warlocks. You see, of course, where this is leading: soup for supper. This time, it was an overdue emergence of broccoli-cheddar, warm and thick and cheesy and well-broccoli'd. I do believe its place in the regular rotation has not yet received due consideration, for it always pleases the tastes and tummies when I've served it up!
There was enough of this good soup remaining to provide the Saturday meal as well, an even colder day but with mercifully calmer breezes and the beauty of full sunshine. I was thinking about an article I read a day or so before, a stage-setter for the anticipated weather patterns of the month of February. It included a tidbit of info that I guess I’d never thought about or considered: the encouraging accelerated pattern of increasing daylight that occurs over the next couple of months, plus the promise that sunset will be after 6 pm by month’s end. And with the early morning 23°F chill last Saturday came additional signs of good hope to get me through the winter: the crocus (see photo above) and daffodils (photo below) are on their way!
But wait...there's more: the bluebird couple was once more found inspecting the bluebird house on the fence. I love seeing those rascals.
The feeling that spring is coming nearer, the bright light of a clear day, those initial shoots with their collaborating promise...it almost made me forget how frickin' cold the day began.
Based on "Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup," by ChefNini and posted to GeniusKitchen.com.
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