If your heart is feeling heavy and you need a dash of humor to lighten it up, my old friend Sparrow promises that these whimsical recipes will help you feel better. (He says that all of the names are fictitious.)
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Star Salad
On a clear, moonless night make this salad:
4 leaves romaine lettuce, torn
1 leaf escarole, chopped
2 grape tomatoes, halvedPlace the bowl of salad under the stars for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.
(Submitted by Ellen Kermes.)
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Kite Soup
Mary Nepp grew up in a windy section of Oliverea, where her mother often prepared kite soup: “We had a fire pit in the back, and my mom would make soup in a little cauldron. My job was to fly a kite, loop the string around a tree, and tie the end to a wooden spoon. Believe it or not, the kite would stir the soup.”
What kind of soup was it? Mary says it varied from week to week, but here is a sample recipe:
1 parsnip
1 cauliflower
2 onions
2 fish heads
1 strip hickory bark
black pepper
1 pinch cinnamon
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Reprinted with permission from Sparrow
Drifting into the Divine ~♥~ 