Rain ~ Fish Stew ~ Dragons ~

Good 47º raining morning.

Looks like since yesterday afternoon we've gotten

So, yesterday I cleaned out stuff.... everywhere... sort of like having ADHD and opening a cupboard, tossing out something, opening the freezer and tossing out stuff there too! Oh look, there's a squirrel!!!

Well I came across frozen bottom fish that Patty and Cliff had caught and packaged. I decided to make Fish Stew.    

   

First I took some Christopher Ranch chopped garlic, anchovie fillets that had been soaked in water for about 5 minutes-rinsed-patted dry and put them in the bullet blender until they became a paste. (This can also be done with a mortar and pestle.) Set aside. Cook 1 chopped onion in olive oil with 2 cans of sliced mushrooms until crusty on the edges. Add garlic/anchovie paste and stir in. Chop 8 slices of bacon and cook until crispy. Drain.

 

 Add all of the above to the crockpot, adding two cans of diced tomatoes. I also added two fresh chopped tomatoes that were reaching the end of their life span.

To this I added 1 box of Imagine Potato Soup

and a couple cups of water.

 I cooked the anellini pasta and added
that and then the cut up fish fillets.

 along with some orange zest...


4 red potatoes cut bite-size and a couple glergs of lemon juice.

I also added 'Rosemary' sea salt, lots of black Sonoma pepper, and a handful of red pepper flakes to make it 'spicy'!!!

This cooked on low for about 6 hours. The fish I used was very firm, and it stays together, doesn't flake apart.

I must say, this is AWESOME tasting!!!!

Historically this date......

1847 – John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.

1883 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed.

1942 – Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard.

1945 – Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.

1979 – The Shah of Iran flees Iran with his family and relocates to Egypt.

    along with him, his Police Commander, who is the grandfather of Brian's pal Kio. Kio has a wonderful family, most of whom I have met, including his grandfather. Interesting man.

1991 – The United States goes to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War (U.S. Time).

2003 – The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.

and births this date include.....

1634 – Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)

    Now, this not only sounds like a name but a description
    as well!!! LOL

    Glad I didn't have to learn how to spell that as a kid!

1877 - Sarah Dunbar, my "Auntie" was born in Scotland. She was my grandmother's sister.

1878 – Harry Carey, American silent film actor (d. 1947)

 (The father of Harry Carey Jr..)

1901 – Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988)

  You only get one guess as to his invention!

1908 – Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. 1984)

1917 – Carl Karcher, founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain (d. 2008)

 

1924 – Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002)

1935 – A.J. Foyt, American race car driver and team owner

1994- grand nephew, Andrew Mueller. Happy Birthday Andrew!!cute baby dragons!

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. GO PATRIOTS!!! Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 16th

International Hot and Spicy food Day

......and it's also Appreciate A Dragon Day

Scary ones...

 

...or...