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Soup is good food. Especially when it isn't a squishy salt lick that oozes out of a can. When I was a kid I loved Campbell's cream potato soup. In fact, I wouldn't even add any milk to it because I liked how salty it was. Yes I know, I was a strange kid who grew up to be a slightly strange adult. As a little girl I also ate squid out of a can but that's another story. Back to soup talk. Soup is the most comforting of comfort foods. There is nothing better than a warm bowl of liquidy goodness on a cold winter day.
I recently belonged to a local farm's CSA. I got a variety of fresh organic vegetables and fruit delivered to my doorstep every Tuesday. It was pretty rad but I had to stop because we couldn't eat the produce fast enough.…
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