Sunday, November 15, 2009

Mom's soup

Today is one of the most miserable weather days I've experienced since moving here. The rain is coming down sideways, the wind is howling, the ocean is angry with big waves and huge whitecaps and it's cold. It's soup time. My mom's soup, in Italian, minestrina con pasta fina, is just chicken broth with fine (little) pasta and topped with grated parmigiano. My mom made this soup throughout the year but especially if we were sick with a cold or the flu. And it just so happens that my son and his wife are both down with a cold so mom to the rescue.


Just bring some broth to the boil and then add some fine pasta, as much or as little as you want. Keep in mind that it expands, top with grated cheese, snuggle up with a blanket and rest.


3 comments:

Scrappy quilter said...

It's +5C here, sunny with no wind. I heard that Vancouver Island is suppose to get 200 millimeters of rain and Vancouver is getting pounded too. Our weather is so unusual for this time of the year. Hope you're having a wonderful day. Hugs..

The Hobbit said...

That was our weather yesterday,just nasty.Chicken broth with tortelini and reggiano appenino hits the spot here.Keep those soup recipes coming.

Betty said...

That is my favorite soup when I don't feel well. I have had alot of it last week.