tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post6944988762429599867..comments2023-08-08T08:01:14.379-05:00Comments on What My Heart Desires: Are We Having Fun Yet?Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-11016435063711890962007-02-13T15:24:00.000-06:002007-02-13T15:24:00.000-06:00Hey Stu, Welcome! It is great to hear from anoth...Hey Stu, Welcome! It is great to hear from another guy, especially an old friend of HOpe's. Let us hear some of your thoughts about the story!<BR/><BR/>BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-60018760212758482682007-02-13T14:39:00.000-06:002007-02-13T14:39:00.000-06:00I think it was sweet. Hope y'all have a great Vale...I think it was sweet. Hope y'all have a great Valentine Day<BR/>MJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-38168521199900523392007-02-13T13:41:00.000-06:002007-02-13T13:41:00.000-06:00stu is an old friend of mine, not creepy at all. ...stu is an old friend of mine, not creepy at all. He was just passing on some sentiments of the past. He doesn't live here in Wichita any longer. He just changed jobs and probably doesn't have regular e-mail access yet. Tomorrow is his birthday. He reads the blog and hasn't ever commented before and I teased him about that the other night. I'm not altogether sure he gets what the comments section is for, lol.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-487158428392081022007-02-13T13:36:00.000-06:002007-02-13T13:36:00.000-06:00UM? Stu? What was that all about? It kind of got m...UM? Stu? What was that all about? It kind of got me creeped out.<BR/><BR/>Aaaaaanyway. I loved the recipe for the potato soup but I won't be able to make it. You see fennel seed and fresh spinach are not the type of things you find at any market here. So for those of you who can enjoy this plate of what seems to be a delicious soup, enjoy and pray that Campbells puts it in a can soon for those of us in Jibaro World.kmorales4https://www.blogger.com/profile/11692188284326784790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-868417379323807482007-02-13T13:18:00.000-06:002007-02-13T13:18:00.000-06:00I miss you making that soup. I miss you and wish ...I miss you making that soup. I miss you and wish you were here for my birthday tomorrow. I still remember the heart shaped chocolate cake you made for me that first year.<BR/><BR/>stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-41157052429795382922007-02-13T12:03:00.000-06:002007-02-13T12:03:00.000-06:00I actually live in Slidell North of the lake and w...I actually live in Slidell North of the lake and we did fine, some parts of the city were hit pretty hard, it is sad because some of the people were still in FEMA trailers and there homes were damaged again. Thanks for the concern.<BR/>Reddbean, get the fried artichoke hearts, they are the best, we are actually going Saturday before the Endymion Extraviganza.<BR/>MJmary janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301732401942285623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-7320299447902313862007-02-13T11:56:00.000-06:002007-02-13T11:56:00.000-06:00MJ and Reddbean,I think New Orleans for early Mard...MJ and Reddbean,<BR/><BR/>I think New Orleans for early Mardi Gras on Friday sounds wonderful! I can't wait. Thanks for the invite MJ!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-8689281927224751252007-02-13T11:53:00.000-06:002007-02-13T11:53:00.000-06:00MJ,I'm located in N. O. too. I might just have to...MJ,<BR/><BR/>I'm located in N. O. too. I might just have to go to Deanie's for lunch on Friday.Reddbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610461498721260300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-78130548406208355962007-02-13T10:51:00.000-06:002007-02-13T10:51:00.000-06:00Can't wait to try the soup! Will hit Publix on th...Can't wait to try the soup! Will hit Publix on the way home for the ingredients and a loaf of bread. YUMMY! Thanks Hope, for the recipe. Alas, short of giving you a gourmet peanut butter and jelly recipe, my contributions to the recipe bin are relegated to what comes in a box, can or with idiot proof instructions. Someday, my childrens spouses will have a lot to say about the kids two meal repitore of mac n' cheese or spaghetti. LOL! <BR/><BR/>Lynne - glad to hear your little ones are well, and back into the chaotic groove that is motherhood!<BR/><BR/>I hope you all have a safe and truly joyful day!!! See ya Wednesday!!!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480549937125608252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-63736045483889442832007-02-13T10:38:00.000-06:002007-02-13T10:38:00.000-06:00Hi everyone! Finally everything is back to normal....Hi everyone! Finally everything is back to normal. Or at the very least, my families version of it lol. I finally got the new post up on my site, and I hope its ok. Proffreading was difficult with little ones,lol. This morning was nuts. ANyone ever have on of THOSE days? My son tells me right before his bus gets here that he has lost not one, but both of his coats. A mad dash around the house turned up nothing. I ended up pulling one out of storage. Needless to say I had to take him to school. Sighs. KIDS!! Hope everyone is well and warm. It is cold here, Around 6 degrees with the current wind chill. Yikes! My mom wants me to pick up some girlscount cookies, but I think she is nuts! Baby it's cold outside. HEHEHE <BR/> LynneLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975902819705357319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-17673040162457920752007-02-13T09:53:00.000-06:002007-02-13T09:53:00.000-06:00Mary Jane,Heard there was a tornado down your way ...Mary Jane,<BR/><BR/>Heard there was a tornado down your way last night. Hope all is okay for you!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-15969190537724616342007-02-13T09:10:00.000-06:002007-02-13T09:10:00.000-06:00I missed yesterday, I had one of those BUSY BUSY d...I missed yesterday, I had one of those BUSY BUSY days!<BR/><BR/>HOPE! I make this soup, my Grandmother asks me to make it when the temperature first starts dipping in the fall, and pretty much every other week thereafter! LOL! I use mostly the mild sausage, but I usually throw in one or two links of the spicier stuff, that way it's not too spicy for the kids, and my Gran doesn't complain because it isn't spicy enough. How funny that it was in your post yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Great post, sometimes I wonder if you're slipping us clues or dead ends that we ponder too deeply. ;)<BR/><BR/>ValValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512113711859222141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-17727734081269569732007-02-13T08:26:00.000-06:002007-02-13T08:26:00.000-06:00Happy Tuesday!Wichita escaped the snow, YEAH! And...Happy Tuesday!<BR/><BR/>Wichita escaped the snow, YEAH! And to all of you who didn't, I'm sorry. I hope you can stay warm and dry and maybe have a chance to try the soup.<BR/><BR/>Italian Potato and Sausage Soup<BR/>(La minestra di patata e salsiccia italiana)<BR/><BR/>• 6 cups chicken broth <BR/>• ½ cup onion, finely chopped or ½ cup finely chopped shallots (I prefer shallots)<BR/>• ½ LB Italian Sausage links (I like the spicy)<BR/>• 3 large potatoes, peeled and cubed into ½ pieces<BR/>• 2 cups fresh spinach, washed and chopped <BR/>• 1 pint half and half<BR/>• ¼ teaspoon rosemary<BR/>• ¼ teaspoon fennel seed<BR/>• salt to taste <BR/>• ground black pepper to taste <BR/><BR/>1. Cook sausage over medium heat until crisp and brown on all sides. Remove from pan and slice into bite-size pieces<BR/>2. Cook onion or shallots until just barely tender in a little butter if needed.<BR/>3. Place meat and onions in a large pot; add stock, potatoes, rosemary and fennel. Boil until potato is cooked very soft.<BR/>4. Stir in half and half and then add spinach. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook about 3 minutes and remove from heat. Let sit for a few minutes before serving.<BR/><BR/>***In Italy my neighbor Stella used 'salume diavolo', or spicy sausage. I like it that way because that is the way I first had it. However you may like it better with sweet sausage, depending on your tastes.<BR/><BR/>Becky, as far as wine goes, I would drink a pro secco with it, which is a semi-dry white wine or maybe even a chianti.<BR/><BR/>Hope you all enjoy the recipe and don't hesitate to post something you would like to share!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-10470523406753516442007-02-13T07:40:00.000-06:002007-02-13T07:40:00.000-06:00Good morning everyone!!Hope the post ws great yest...Good morning everyone!!<BR/>Hope the post ws great yesterday, I feellike I am missing a lot of clues to what is going on, can not wait until tomorrows post.<BR/>I knowit is early but how about everyone meeting me in New Orleans for a little Mardi Gras fun on Friday, catch a parade eat a little seafood at Deannis on Bourbon and a Hurricane at Pat O's?<BR/>Let me know <BR/>MJmary janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301732401942285623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-14297994806370199382007-02-13T06:57:00.000-06:002007-02-13T06:57:00.000-06:00Good Morning all!I'm ready for some recipes. Gotta...Good Morning all!<BR/><BR/>I'm ready for some recipes. Gotta say I've made the dressing cake and loved it. Sure it wasn't pretty but it was goooooooood. I tried the chocolate mousse and I loved that as well. Now lets see what else you guys got.kmorales4https://www.blogger.com/profile/11692188284326784790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-21679999937676644172007-02-12T18:31:00.000-06:002007-02-12T18:31:00.000-06:00MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm....virtual Italian potato soup to...MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm....<BR/>virtual Italian potato soup today and fresh, hot, crusty bread right out of the oven...awesome location and company! And tomorrow we can try the real thing! <BR/><BR/>After readying about Vicenzo I really would like to go to that area. My husband & I spent some time in Venice and in a small mountain village in the Dolomites called Fortessia. We loved it. <BR/><BR/>Hope, marvelous job of building anticipation. Lots of good speculation, everyone, on Krista and the others! Can hardly wait to see what's next!<BR/><BR/>PS I am enjoyed beautiful, bright 53 degree sunshine in eastern Washington! <BR/><BR/>Ciao, everyone!<BR/><BR/>PS what kind of wine did everyone drink? a sweet bubbly lambrusco, a dry sparlking asti spumonte, or a robust chianti??? How about all 3!<BR/><BR/>BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-24100216781988596402007-02-12T15:13:00.000-06:002007-02-12T15:13:00.000-06:00Reddbean,Yes, they are aren't they. Oh but be cau...Reddbean,<BR/><BR/>Yes, they are aren't they. Oh but be cautious, they are sneaky, they will make you long and crave for them incessantly!<BR/><BR/>Please though, enjoy them. And do try the chocolate covered strawberries in the spring, if they will ship them.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-2200998739011292362007-02-12T15:09:00.000-06:002007-02-12T15:09:00.000-06:00Hope, Just wanted to let you know I received my or...Hope, Just wanted to let you know I received my order of chocolate from Cero's today.<BR/><BR/>It is wonderful.Reddbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610461498721260300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-55113040659852590492007-02-12T15:00:00.000-06:002007-02-12T15:00:00.000-06:00Yes, I agree with everyone, there is something muc...Yes, I agree with everyone, there is something much deeper to this post than what is apparent.<BR/><BR/>Excellent way to build the story Hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-59889745821346230322007-02-12T14:12:00.000-06:002007-02-12T14:12:00.000-06:00Great as usual Hope. It seems silly that a grown ...Great as usual Hope. It seems silly that a grown man looks so forward to Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, but you story just seems to brighten my world.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for tolerating a character like me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-37514681716780610212007-02-12T13:33:00.000-06:002007-02-12T13:33:00.000-06:00Ooh, I am so craving thick, hot soup now. Can't w...Ooh, I am so craving thick, hot soup now. Can't wait to see that recipe!<BR/><BR/>I don't know about you guys but I fully expected Krista to get sick after drinking Adam and Sarah's iced tea. Now that would have been quite a clue.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and if I were that director, I'd fire that Rachel witch! (That's witch with a capital B!) Yeah, I guess that'd set the movie back and cost the studio lots of money. But I wouldn't mind it Sarah told her off just once. Hm, and then put her arm around Adam and they walked away together, leaving Rachel standing there, stammering.<BR/><BR/>Sorry. I'm getting evil. It's amazing how involved I am with these characters! Thanks Hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-68432124807673896342007-02-12T13:19:00.000-06:002007-02-12T13:19:00.000-06:00Is it too late to pull up a chair for lunch? I re...Is it too late to pull up a chair for lunch? I really want to try the soup!<BR/><BR/>Wow Hope, awesome chapter today. I personally like the quiet ones, they in the long run give us much more to think about and this one is certainly doing that. <BR/><BR/>I have really been thinking it was Krista, but not anymore. I am beginning to think it actually could be Rachel now. Maybe she isn't quite as stupid as she seems? Everything she does seems calculated to cause trouble, and there has to be something to that, don't you all think? She has a crappy disposition, but that could make a good cover for her deeds, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-74420966573212487092007-02-12T13:13:00.000-06:002007-02-12T13:13:00.000-06:00Oh how I love this soup! And the Toscano bread is ...Oh how I love this soup! And the Toscano bread is super!<BR/><BR/>But the company is the best!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-5610118026308576792007-02-12T12:28:00.000-06:002007-02-12T12:28:00.000-06:00I agree with a few of you out there!! Krista is up...I agree with a few of you out there!! Krista is up to something. <BR/><BR/>Thanks hope for keeping it interesting! Just love reading this post weekly!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-26885497311903300882007-02-12T12:22:00.000-06:002007-02-12T12:22:00.000-06:00Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, The soup and fresh bread are ju...Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, The soup and fresh bread are just delicious!! As always another great entry today, Hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com