Mixed clouds over a nearby urban forest. More rain expected today; clearing up by evening.
Tomorrow's forecast is all sunshine. Perfect conditions for our galpals mini golf adventure 😊

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Bit of sun just emerged. I'm going to get some thinning of seedlings done before lunch.

I didn't get any thinning done. I did get 15 more medium & large pots filled with soil with alfalfa feed mulch fertilizer mixed in. Cold winds & rains came, as I finished my pots prep.

I'm making a pot of Mexican tortilla soup, without tortillas. I'm going to break up toasted hard taco shells to put atop soup, instead. I usually add avocado slices atop too but don't have any avocados in the house today.
It's definitely hot soup weather, today.

Ground beef, browned, with red & yellow onions.
Fresh tomatoes diced & cooked (instead of using canned tomatoes).
Cooked ground beef & onions added, with assorted beans, to the soup pot. Needs to simmer for an hour before I add more ingredients. 35 minutes left on timer.

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Just added dried carrots, assorted peppers, tomatoes & spices. Simmering the soup for 1.5 hours to finish it off.
I love how the kitchen smells on soup making days 😃

30 more minutes on simmer.
Ready to eat, soon.

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15 minutes until we can eat. My tummy is making anxious feed me noises 🤣

All ready to eat!
My big bowl of steaming hot, semi spicy & delicious, Mexican tortilla soup 😊

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I burned my tongue by not being patient enough to wait for it to cool down a bit.
I'm cooling off my 2nd bowl. It's so damn delicious!

@PhoenixSerenity

Easy there, easy

@GhostOnTheHalfShell It is so good! I'm gonna be farting a lot, tomorrow. Will be full of spent beans 🤣

Me, most traditional Southeast Asians, show our love & our friendship via cooking for/feeding people who we care about. If we make more than a couple of home-cooked meals for you, outside of holiday celebration times - that signifies that we care about you & see you as family.

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