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Lou Liebetrau: When doing yardwork, let dinner fend for itself

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These bright, sunny, warm days can be so conducive in urging us to be out and amongst our flowers, shrubs and everything nature has to offer during this spring awakening of the year. The odor that prevails during this season is unmatched by any of the other three seasons, for it has a fresh, earthy scent all its own. Many are the times I have lamented the fact that even modern science, with its unique ability to perform miracles, has never been able to capture the fragrance and place it into a bottle in liquid form where it could be used and enjoyed as perfume. Our scientists perform near miracles every day of their lives, yet even they are incapable of matching this gift given to us at no charge by our creator.

Since there is such a tremendous amount of yard work to be done in the spring of each year, I tend to rely on good nourishing soups that can be left simmering on the stove and fending on their own while I am out gardening.

Root Soup

Ingredients:

2 parsnips

4 small white turnips

1/2 c. barley                                                                            2 dashes Tabasco or cayenne

Scant 2 or 3 tbsp. snipped fresh dill

1 tbsp. dried basil

2 carrots

Several onions

Dash pepper

Salt to taste

1/2 c. chopped parsley

1/8 tsp. curry powder

4 c. chicken broth

Directions:

Grate together parsnips, carrots, turnips and onions, then place into large saucepan, then add barley, parsley, basil and bring this soup to a boil. As soon as this happens, reduce the heat, place lid on pan and simmer for one to two hours. Don’t fail to check the soup periodically, and add a bit of water if you find it necessary. Stir in the Tabasco, curry, cayenne, salt and pepper, then sprinkle in dill immediately before serving.

Food Facts: Veggies are definitely necessary for a good diet because they can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and even some cancers in addition to helping contribute to a health weight.

Timely Trivia: Throughout the years, many homemakers have admired and questioned the identity of the baby whose photo graced the wrapper of the Gerber baby food jars. In the year 1976 the model was finally revealed to be Ann Turner Cook of Tampa, Fla., a high school teacher who retired in 1990.

Dirt 100 2011: Charge Spoon Seat

Charge’s Spoon is a serious contender for the title of ‘bargain product’ on this list. It’s clearly been modelled on some of the most popular designs about and the result is that it’s also one of the comfiest. For this kind of money you’d possibly expect the finish to be a bit shoddy, but it’s far from it, and the ones that we’ve been using have proved their ability to take the knocks. You simply can’t fault it for the money, and to be honest we’d struggle to fault it even if it sold for twice the price.

Check out the Charge Spoon seat

Price: £24.

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