new year. new start. new recipe.

so far i've been a very bad blogger in the year two.thousand.ten.
this is my first entry, and today is the last day of the month.

i guess i've been unmotivated. there are really no excuses to be made. because, we all know, you make time for the things that are important to you.

so i think i've decided that sharing lil' snippets of life in the form of thoughts, questions, quotes, photos, recipes, song lyrics, dance clips, and more is important to me.

sooo i'm resolving to be a better blogger. i'll try anyway. since it's important to me to share life with people all around the world, world, world, i figure this is one tool to do just that.

my housemates, which now include my parents and my two new sisters: fern & hanna (from bangkok and berlin, respectively), and i enjoyed this zucchini soup recipe, taken from my favorite cookbook: 'extending the table: recipes and stories from argentina to zambia in the spirit of more-with-less' this week.

it is wonderful. and easy. and comes from deutschland. which i'm missing quite a bit these days.

Zucchinisuppe

*This thick, mild soup can be served hot or cold. In winter, I'd go with the hot option... maybe as an appetizer or lunch soup?

Melt in saucepan:

• 1/4 c. margerine (50 ml)

Add and sauté:

• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  

Add:

• 2 & 1/4 c. zucchini, shredded (550 ml)
• 2 c. vegetable stock (500 ml)
  

Simmer 12 minutes. Add:

• 1/4 t. salt (1 ml) or to taste
• 1/4 t. basil (1 ml)
• dash of pepper
  

Add:

• 1/2 c. white wine (125 ml) (optional)

Place soup in blender and puree until creamy. Add:

• 1/2 c. plain yogurt (125 ml)

-- From: Maren Tyedmers: Minden, Germany