Day 21: Tomato Soup

Creamy Tomato Soup and Sourdough Grilled Cheese

Today was a day for tomato soup. And grilled cheese. Cheddar on sourdough. That Trader Joe's baked, not me. Like Deb from Smitten Kitchen, I skip the sherry in this recipe, mostly because I never have it on hand. But the roasted tomatoes and sweet shallots make this one really something special. I'd say any dairy 2% milk or richer would do, but we had the last splash of cream left from Jeff's cake. And we made half a batch-- canned tomatoes don't grow on trees! Honestly, I could eat tomato soup every day. At least I will again tomorrow.

"Parfait" aka "Fridge Tapas"
Lunch was a bunch of little noshes remaining in the fridge. A cube of salmon, a few pieces of asparagus, and the remaining moo shu chicken. Not pictured: a perfectly ripe banana.

Avocado Toast and Grapefruit
I'll admit it. We bought these grapefruits out of desperation to have something fresh. Three weeks ago. Time to admit that we just aren't grapefruit eaters, but we can eat these anyway.

Today flew by, and I was grateful for that.

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