chinese corn soup
So for those of you who don’t know, Rachel Ray is the American Food channel cook that created a buzz in America around 30 minute meals. She’s perky, she’s cute and she puts together meals in “ just under thirty minutes” with an effervescent smile and words like EVOO and stoup pronounced steuwp. According to Rachel a stoup is thicker than a soup but not quite a stew. Huh?

If there is ever an exa,ple of lost in translation it might ne this. A Trinidadian might me left sctching inis head in befuddlement if any one served him a steup. I coan se my husband now. Honey here is your stoup? What!? Is that like a singular stueps? BTW stewps is just what I feel Like doing each episode when she sayys Hi my name is rachel Ray and I make Neeto. Uhhh huh. 30 minutes really? The way I see it Rachel has two things going for her that make such a claim possible. And a staff to do her on camera prep work for her. In my mind wheteher I do the prep on the DStaurday before I cook it's still time away from other stuff I'd rather be doing so it's cfounts toward recipe time. The 2nd rachel doesn't have kids. Wouldn't you love to see Rachel attempt to make a meal in Just once I'd love to see her attempt an episode with a toddler attatched to one leg, while 2 other kids duke it out in the living room over whose turn it is to choose a tv station? Yeah! I'd tune in for that:-)

Here is a soup that I promise will beat Rachel at her 30 minute game. It takes just 10 mins once you've done it a few times - maybe 15 if you have to wrangle kids at the same time. Pinky promise. But before I divulge this

life changing recipe. You've got to be okay with a ocuple things


My life

I’m a grouch

I hate my job

I’d rather have a chef cook for me anyday of the week

No kitchen staff



Tips

Prep in advance

Cook some stuff on the weekends to carry you over during the week.

Plan all or most of the meals for the week

Rotation of meals

Make your own frozen meals

When all else fails make this soup and don’t feel the least bit guilty that it contains some tinned ingredients. You deserve a break!





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