My Own Little World

So, I'm mostly posting this to provide contrast to the photo I posted yesterday. Because most days aren't that bad. I'm functional. I haven't called in to work since my original bereavement leave (although my supervisor said if I need more time off, I can take it, which is nice, considering I've only been there 3 months). I'm not in denial about Casey, I think I go between shoving it down so I can do things and trying to accept it. But sometimes it's too big, and I cry forever. Which I know is okay, given that the girl I gave up everything for just died 2 weeks ago. (Hard to believe though, that it's already been 2 weeks.)

 

So I invited my mom over for dinner today, and basically used that as a kick in the ass to clean my apartment a bit. It wasn't dirty, just cluttered. I still had some boxes of Casey's things in the living room, and stuff like that. Today was the first truly nice day, so I opened my door and cleaned and dusted, and made soup. Which, by the way, was super good, and I'm gonna throw the recipe at the end of this.

 

People keep telling me to work out, or get back into a daily photography project. But really, it's really embarrassingly domestic things like cleaning and cooking that just settle me for a little bit. The angry feminist in me is irritated that something so stereotypical works for me, but the grieving sister is going to go with whatever works.

 

HERE'S THE SOUP I MADE IT IS TASTY.

 

Ingredients:

2 mild Italian sausages

Olive oil

1/2 onion, finely chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped. Feed the rest of the bunch to a hungry rabbit. Because celery is gross.

2 tbsp flour

Cumin, oregano, basil (Seriously, who measures spices, I don't get it.)

3 c chicken broth

1-2 potatoes, unpeeled and diced

1 can corn/ about 1 can's worth frozen corn

1/2 c half and half

1 c grated cheddar cheese

Salt and pepper

 

Squeeze the sausage out of its casing into a medium saucepan that has been drizzled with oil and set over medium high heat. Add onion and celery, and cook, breaking the meat up, until onion is translucent and the sausage is cooked.

 

Add the flour and spices and cook, stirring, for another minute. Stir in the broth, add the potatoes, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 8-10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Don't burn your hand on the steam when you uncover it. Protip, there. I should write recipes.

 

Stir in the corn, and half and half. Allow to return to a gentle simmer. Don't let boil. Add cheese and stir until it melts. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

 

You're welcome.

 

Made Explore.

 

Done