Weather update

We didn't manage to set any more late snow records, but we did wind up with the wettest April on record, and temperatures only finally managed to get up somewhere around normal in the last few days of the month.

Now we are into household allergy season, so I'm actually grateful for the continuing rain.

(Yes, I know that sniffling and sneezing are common symptoms of omicron covid for people who are vaccinated and boosted. But my eyes are itching too, and that is unambiguously an allergy symptom.)

Mulligatawny soup

I have gotten behind on posting about trying new soups and stews.

1 Tbsp oil
1/2 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup peeled chopped turnip
1 Granny Smith apple, chopped but unpeeled
1 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp ginger
1 tsp salt
6 cups chicken stock
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
15 oz canned garbanzo beans

Recipe also calls for it to be served with rice and shredded coconut. Actual amounts were even more approximate than usual because I am not the sort of cook who keeps bulk chopped vegetables in their fridge. I just go to the nearest supermarket and take my best guess at what's going to provide what the recipe calls for.

I tried this out specifically to fight the internal link I have between "curry" and "spicy". I really don't handle capsaicin well, but I have been intellectually aware for some time that there are non-spicy curries. And it worked! It came out really well, and my taste horizons have expanded further.