Collin the Zucchini knew that tonight was his night. It was the night of the big summer dance at the Y. If he was ever going to ask Barbara the Tomato to dance, it was tonight. He put on his favorite “Frankie Says Relax” shirt – you know – the one with the ripped collar – and his acid washed jeans. He knew he looked good. His buddies, Lionel the Lemon Juice, Brad the Fresh Basil, and Nathan the Nutmeg, picked him up in Nathan’s Trans Am. Collin felt good. He walked into the dance and immediately spotted Barbara. She was wearing her Benetton polo shirt with her collar pulled up. She looked so red and juicy. Almost Paradise, the love theme from that awesome new hit movie, Footloose, was playing. It was going to be a good night. He walked right up to Barbara and said – Babs, let’s dance. She hesitated for a moment, and blushed. It is pretty hard to see a tomato blush, but trust me she did. And they danced. And danced and danced and danced. They looked amazing. At the end of the night he whispered in her ear, “you know we can be served hot or cold.” Oh Collin, you devil!!
Archive for July, 2009
Almost Paradise Zucchini Tomato Soup
An International Soup of Many Colors
I’ve been feeling so down today over the state of the world. I thought we could start working towards world peace with a bowl of soup. So I decided to make a soup with many different international influences. I threw in coconut milk from Thailand, spices from India, noodles from Italy, and veggies from a local farm in Virginia. I was pretty proud of myself. I could not believe how well the flavors and spices came together! I mean, it was like an international party in a bowl. I wanted to shout to the world – peace can be achieved in our time!! Soupermom pointed out that there really hasn’t been any conflict between the U.S., India, Thailand, and Italy. But I really think that’s besides the point. So I sent over a batch to President Obama. It was returned with a note saying I should stop throwing soup over the fence at the White House. Clearly they are not interested enough in really good soup.
Yellow Squash Machine Soup
Another true story… I was doing some web surfing over the weekend and found the original lyrics to the Beatles’s song, Yellow Submarine. I just had to share them with you:
In the farm where I shop
Lives a man, who sells great squash
He told me to cook it up
With some potatoes, turmeric, small hot pepper, and tahini…
We all live in a yellow squash machine
Pureed up as though there’s cream, pureed up up as though there’s cream
We all live in a yellow squash machine
But it has no cream, I swear there is no cream
I mean, after I found that song, what else could I do? Yeah, I made the soup. And wow, it sure is good.
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