Scotch Broth

more snow and ice in the forecast. the villita has weathered another storm with her new tenants - well, that's me, henry, benji-cat, and the fish - and another one is on the horizon. i finally bought a snow shovel - i mean, being a girl from rochester, you would think i would have one stashed away somewhere... well, i do now - and i have some salt. you may ask, "is this the special salt with the little men inside?" and what i have to say about that is - i have a snow shovel now, i don't need no stinkin' little men who hide inside the salt.

and so today in preparation for the storm (err...) i made a batch of "scotch broth" - and no, there is not one drop of a single malt in there. it is a soupy stew with lamb, barley, and kale in it. i forgot to get some ingredients at the store - like carrots and celery - so there was a discussion with the mother unit on how important those stupid ingredients are when making stock. well, i made it without them b/c i was not going to go back to the store - and it turned out pretty good. i even had some fresh bread to eat with it. and i made enough for then the snow flies and we are all trapped inside because there is 2 inches of snow out and everyone is crashing into each other because no one can drive and the little men are too cold to come out of the salt and shovel.