February 13, 2012

Tomato Soup

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It felt right for tomato soup.

One medium onion (I used yellow), roughly chopped. Two 28 oz. cans tomato, finely milled. A bit of extra virgin olive oil. Salt. Pepper.

A pot.

A wooden spoon.

A low to medium flame.

A room filled with natural light.

When the onion had yielded, laying in a limp perfection, I took care to add the tomato, but found myself stilling making a mess (albeit small).

I Surveyed the floor. Dot...dot...splatter. The cupboard doors. Dot...splatter. Wiping and cleaning until the scene was once again—as it was—before.

11 comments:

  1. I have a pot of tomato soup burbling as I type this. Felt right for tomato soup here today, too.

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  2. dot... dot... splatter... I have heard and wiped this before!
    I love how you describe this whole process and the photos are stunning!

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    1. dot...dot...splatter seems to be the story of my kitchen life :)

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  3. this makes me smile. I have the same sense of bewilderment as I survey just how far bubbling tomato can travel! love the thought of your room filled with light on this dark afternoon.

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    1. Days later I'll be bending down or looking up for something and spy a dot of red. Illusive.

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    1. For a simple soup...and I've been meaning to respond to your question about the name of the blog. An Amuse-bouche is a single, bite sized hors d'oeuvre of sorts that one might receive in a restaurant before a meal.

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  5. A simple vegetable soup. Lovely. I made one tonight, but no tomatoes this time.

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    1. I've made a pot of soup pretty much every week this winter. And for all the tomato sauces I've made, I've never made a tomato soup.

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  6. I like how you packaged these for later use...

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