What is more comforting in the winter than Navy bean soup made with leftover Christmas ham?
Like homemade chili, bean soup is much better heated up the next day after the flavors combine and mature. In fact, this is true of most soups, and sometimes referred to as "curing," although that is not a real culinary term.
I had a dentist appointment and was in need of comfort yesterday. Right before Christmas, I noticed a small chip on a front tooth. The culprit? Probably chocolate chip cookies straight out of the freezer. A bad idea for old teeth!
Well, my mind had fun all week imagining expensive dental horrors like crowns, implants and veneers. Our young dentist is kind and skillful, and she repaired it with a bit of bonding, good as new in about 10 minutes. I didn't even need the unpleasant numbing shot.
So this brings us to New Years Eve and resolutions, for those of us who still make and break them. I could start with something like "imagine the best scenario instead of the worst, because both are equally likely."
Keep it simple.
And from Brad Paisley:
"Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one."
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