Comments on: Ex-pat Chicken-scratch Black Bean Tortilla Soup

By: Cindy Scroggins

Cindy Scroggins — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:57:00 +0000

Thank you, Amy. Truth is, I generally buy vegetable stock, since the making of it is so time consuming–but if my only choice were to kill a chicken or make stock from the vegetables I could find in Kenya, I’d make a lot of stock!

One of these days I will force myself to write down my processes for the things I make best. I will post them, along with pictures of the actual food, and of Daryl’s happy face after eating them.

I do love to cook. It’s such a satisfying activity.

And, yes, the herbs Daryl grows are just wonderful–I’m so glad he thought to take you some. Sometimes I’ll be piddling around the house and he’ll come up with a sprig of something, and it just makes the whole day better, having smelled that.

By: Amy Mabli

Amy Mabli — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:37:23 +0000

Cindy, I was thinking about you the other day when I realized that I’d never made a veggie stock. I would like not to have to rely on using a chicken every time I make it, so would you post a recipe for your veggie stock sometime?

By the way, we love your fresh garden herbs from Deron’s get well package. I think I’m going to start rubbing Lemongrass behind my ears every day. It smells wonderful.

By: Amy Mabli

Amy Mabli — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:30:09 +0000

The chicken almost looks superimposed on a photo of a pot. I like it. Maybe you should make it the cover image for Chickens in the Worst Way, an Expat cookbook you could do while you’re there.

By: Phil Bebbington

Phil Bebbington — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:10:13 +0000

Michael – I’ll be on the next plane. Texas, California – I’ll cross the globe for good free food!

When you mention hot rings, did Cindy mention Chilli to you? I must have missed that – anything that makes me pant is always attractive!

By: Daryl Scroggins

Daryl Scroggins — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:34:52 +0000

But I thought u liked collared greens….

By: Cindy Scroggins

Cindy Scroggins — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:01:14 +0000

Sick bastard.

By: Daryl Scroggins

Daryl Scroggins — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:59:51 +0000

I’m surprised nobody has said anything more about “sukma wiki.”

By: Cindy Scroggins

Cindy Scroggins — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:39:35 +0000

It’s a deal.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:13:49 +0000

When Cindy sends me that food, you can drive up north and help Phil and I consume the food. We can reheat it on Phil’s hot rings.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:11:36 +0000

We should start a club.