Snowmageddon!!!!!

So for the last few days it's been quite cold for Portland, we're not used to below 30 degrees in the winter. Kind of wussy, I know, I used to live in Eastern Oregon... I've felt some cold n'stuff. So in honor of being freezing arse cold, I decided on Tuesday to make some sort of soup. I stumbled across the below:

http://food52.com/recipes/19721-tuscan-bread-soup-with-a-sage-oil-drizzle

This was quite simply amazing. I used fire roasted tomatoes, that was the only change, and it was comforting and warm and satisfying without being belly busting. Bread, tomatoes, garlic, basil, & sage.

Oh wait, I added onions and a tiny bit of cream too. ;-)

We've eaten off that for a couple of days now, it made a lot of soup.

Tonight for dinner, I wanted some greens. So I decided to make this recipe:

http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-slow-cooked-kale-recipes-from-the-kitchn-5603?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Kitchn+2614+-+Why+Slow-Cooked+Kale+Is+the+Way+to+Go&utm_content=Kitchn+2614+-+Why+Slow-Cooked+Kale+Is+the+Way+to+Go+CID_a236f1c519b629d6d312920d6c253b64&utm_source=email_newsletter&utm_term=Get%20my%20recipe%20for%20slow-cooked%20kale%20with%20smashed%20garlic%20and%20red%20onions

The only change I made was to add a bit of balsamic vinegar, other than that the crisp, garlicky, kind of acidic tanginess was what was necessary to contrast with:

http://www.peaceandloveinthekitchen.com/2010/03/dover-sole-sauteed-in-butter-sole-meuniere

Which, oh dear me, was heavenly... although, some people said it need to be more crisp on the outside, not naming names or anything. ;-)

This last picture isn't that awesome, but that's because I was getting hungry and tired. LOL.

Tomorrow, snow permitting, I'm off to the coast for a reading weekend retreat. Probably not much, if anything, in the way of new foods, but I'll be back to it on Monday.