Fly Swatter Soup
Lately it feels as if the universe doesn't want me to cook. The last few meals I have made, or rather, tired to make, have been failures of epic proportions. Burnt chicken that took our frying pan along with it, pasta strainers dumping noodles into the drain, jasmine rice packages spilling all over the floor, and most notably, what will now and forever be referred to as, The Fly Swatter Incident. Last week, in an attempt to start eating cleaner and healthier, I decided to make a Tuscan White Bean Soup. All from scratch of course. I spent quality time preparing the base of olive oil, finely minced sweet onion, Organic, Nitrate free- Turkey bacon, and pressed garlic. I sauteed everything on a low heat for about 40 minutes. I slowly added everything else, chicken stock, tomato paste, white beans, diced tomato, and kale. I left it on a very very low flame so it would cook slowly, cause, slowly cooked soup just tastes better, and thinking of it now I guess I should have just actuall...