u/PunkRockHound

Started with pickled onions (recipe included a few garlic cloves, bay leaf, and oregano) then I screwed up and used rice cooking wine instead of rice wine vinegar 🤦‍♀️

So next day, re-boiled, and decided to lean into the pizza smell I got. Added the herbs that are mentioned on the back of the Italian herb blend. The onions would be AMAZING on a pizza btw

A couple days ago, I'd eaten all the nicest sugar snap peas that were developed enough for good flavor. So, I plopped them into the brine too. They're not quite ready yet but still taste good

My shirt is ugly, yes but look at the corset belt thingy! It used to be curtains. I used plastic straws cut in half for the boning. But it's cute!

Title just to say...I forgot to post earlier lol.

One of my clean out the freezer soups. Actually was a bit more normal than usual. Seasoned broth leftover from my last soup, kale that was too limp for the bunnies, a cheap sausage from perkins, a few chunks of leftover baked potato...

The weirdest ingredient is probably the pickled onion I started with. Threw it in the pot without even oil as it heated so I got some dry frying, then added some olive oil and the frozen kale--which absolutely soaked up the oil like a sponge. Sausage and more oil next.

After I was tired of babysitting the saute/sweat stage, I added the block of frozen broth. By the time that was almost melted, I added the potato. I then added a TON of salt. Like, 20 grinds of pink salt from one of those Sam's club salt grinder things.

I ate a bowl and a half for lunch, then ate the rest of the pieces maybe an hour later. The broth went back into the same container it started in and right back into the freezer to do it again

This soap is making me sad. Yesterday it was brightly colored. Today, it's starting to discolor. I even picked a scent i was CERTAIN had no vanilla and that I'd been sitting on and loving for years, not sure how I wanted to use it.

I guess if it continues to darken, it'll be only a personal batch. Probably will make another just as a contingency plan

I used lard, apricot oil, beer, (all used before), and Cameo Sachet from Studio Fragrance. I still like their products and I will continue to recommend them but dang I'm sad about this

Pressed under a book. The backing is a piece of recycled paper and I've had the frame for years

Found yesterday when I was checking on the garden plants. Made my day :)