The Snow is General All Over Ireland and New England, Too

As Joyce said, "The snow is general. . . "

The view from the living room window. That is a sculpture, not a real raccoon on the deck railing. The snow plows woke us at midnight. What a racket, with all the backing up and beeping.

The "diet" rice pudding was pretty tasty. I had some for breakfast.

We also enjoyed a Russian cabbage and saurkraut soup with an unpronouncable name. Shchi. It warms the inner woman. For such a peasant dish, it's not cheap to make. All the broth (2 quarts) short ribs, cabbage, saurkraut, herbs and sour cream come with a hefty price tag. If the garden were involved and I made the broth from scratch, the price would have come down. But it's February. Whatcha gonna do?

I'm posting a photo. It's eaten with chopped dill and parsley and of course, some sour cream. Quite delicious and surprisingly filling, considering there is meat (short ribs cooked to death and removed from the bones) only as flavoring. You can find the recipe at www.bigoven.com.

Don't you love the web for the recipes? There's almost nothing you can't find. Is that a double negative? For shame!

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