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Isn’t that what the blog says when only one person has written a comment? I always laugh at how it sounds!

I’ve been pondering how I should give feedback to you. Sometimes I write answers in the comment box; sometimes I write it here in a post. I really enjoy reading your comments, so I want to do my best to give feedback to you, too! I’m still a babe in the World of Blog.

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Kim in ON requested my soup recipe. A friend gave this recipe card to me, and in the corner it reads: Ideal’s Meatless Meals Cookbook. This is one of my family’s favorite recipes. Sometimes we get a little heavy handed on adding the cheese. Also, there is a significant difference in what kind of Parmesan you use—we buy those little expensive chunks in the cheese section of the store and grind them up in the blender. Then the Parmesan actually melts when it is in the soup. Mmmmm. This is one dish I really miss since I’ve not been able to have milk products!

Walker Stalker Cream of Parsley Soup

2 cups chopped fresh parsley
½ cup onion, chopped
¼ cup margarine
3 cups vegetable broth (I use water)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
2 cups milk
2/3 cup powdered milk
2/3 cup Parmesan cheese
2/3 cup grated cheddar

Simmer parsley, onions, margarine, and broth until parsley is dark and limp (about 15 minutes). Stir water and flour together into smooth paste. Add to parsley mixture. Stir and cook until thickened. Add milk and powdered milk. Continue stirring until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste. (I add 1 and 1/4 teaspoon salt.) Five minutes before serving, add cheeses. Cook until cheeses are melted and soup is heated through. 6 Servings.

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And then, Kim, my whole wheat bread… Short.

I was making my bread with the Bosch—all six loaves (you can find my recipe on my Fairview website; the link is in the side bar). I’ve been using my bread machine for some time now, trying to find a recipe I like, but have not been able to make anything with the quality of the bread I make with my Bosch mixer. It’s holiday season, right? So I decided to make bread! But after I had all the ingredients in the mixer, I found that SOMEONE had used up my instant yeast. Well, I was, um, not happy. I used regular yeast and tried to get it to work. But as I said, the bread turned out, you know, short. It has a wonderful flavor. And yes, I served it for breakfast!

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I’ve gone bumming on lots of your blogs when you list them in your comments. It is fun to see who you are! I visited Treasured Grace and minwifeof4boys for the 1^st time this week! What fun! Of course, I have to stop by and see Donna B. and Kim in ON since they have both been to visit me here on the farm.

Friends are special, aren’t they? So many times I have heard comment that we are in an era where relationships are fleeting. People move so often they have no family or long-term friends living near them. Somehow this world of blog opens us up to interacting to others who are like minded.

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Time to be off into the real world of laundry and housekeeping! Have a very wonderful Sixth Day of Christmas!