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This morning, my ten year old sweetly requested that I make chicken noodle soup tomorrow. Now, my soup starts with a chicken, onion, carrots, celery and herbs, and takes all day long. I make bone broth, strain it, shred chicken, sautéed the veggies, etc. Because it is so labor- intensive, it is usually reserved for days when someone is sick (because we believe wholeheartedly in the ancient remedy of chicken soup!). So when I asked if he felt okay, he said he was fine, but that if I only make him soup when he's sick I'm basically forcing him to lick doorknobs, pick his nose, and otherwise engage in disgusting germy behavior in the hopes of getting sick so he can have soup . Needless to say, a chicken is thawing in our fridge right now.
I think this food represents love for Alex because it is an ordeal to make, and it is used to nurture and heal during times of stress.
What food represents love to you? Is it an old family recipe, or something new that has taken on special meaning? When do you make it (or have it made for you, you lucky bird)? And most importantly... Will you make me some?
So when I asked if he felt okay, he said he was fine, but that if I only make him soup when he's sick I'm basically forcing him to lick doorknobs, pick his nose, and otherwise engage in disgusting germy behavior in the hopes of getting sick so he can have soup .
Lol I think you better get used to making your delicious sounding chicken soup more often Leslie... Licking doorknobs is not good
My mom would buy me Reese's Peanut Butter Cups every year for Christmas. My favorite candy. I don't eat candy often, but it's a nice feeling to know she remembers my favorite .
For St Patrick's day I make a Guinness stew. It's a recipe that I have been tweaking & perfecting over the years. It takes all day so I really only make it for the holiday but it does double duty as we celebrate my Mom's birthday on St Patrick's day as well.
My goodness, Alex is certainly clever to have come up with that reasoning!
It sounds as though your Chicken Noodle Soup and mine are made basically the same way
Do you also make homemade egg noodles to go in it?
At this time in my life, the food that most represents "love" to me would be Indiana Persimmon Pudding.
This is a dessert I grew up with in Indiana and it was a very special treat at both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
It takes a lot of persimmons to get the pulp needed for a pudding as each little persimmon has several rather large seeds in it.
The persimmons have to be washed, stemmed and then run through a colander using a pestle to squish all the pulp down through the little holes. :
Unfortunately, living in Virginia I went many years with no pudding.
I couldn't find any proper persimmon trees here to harvest persimmons which ripen in the fall.
Indiana Persimmons
About three years ago, my sister was visiting and I decided to see if I could find anywhere (in Indiana) that sells and ships persimmon pulp.
(I don't know WHY that never occurred to me prior to then! )
Success! We now are able to order the persimmon pulp needed for making the puddings.
To make up for all the lost years, in addition to Thanksgiving and Christmas, we also have a pudding on my changeling day and my sister's birthday.
Of course I ensure there is some extra in the freezer just in case I can't wait for one of those special events!
Oh drool! The only one of these I've ever even tried are Reese's cups (which are indeed delicious!). Guinness stew sounds divine! I love the warm cozy feeling soups and stews give me
Deb, Alex is allergic to wheat, so I use special spelt noodles. I want to try making pasta, though! I have never tasted a persimmon, much less persimmon pudding! I must know more! It looks kind of like a bread pudding, which I LOVE. Well, you all must send me your addresses so I know where to be on St. Patrick's Day and Thanksgiving
You all would be more than welcome, Pirate attire is required lol
I'm seriously sitting here eating a hot pocket reading this thread & imagining a talkbudgies potluck.
Kristina, we usually wear pirate attire, so we'd fit right in . I want to have a TalkBudgies potluck! I'll bring homemade chicken soup and millet, you bring Guiness stew and greens, Deb will bring persimmon pudding and pellets... Wait, the budgies are invited too, right? Julie, we will need a LOT of Reese's cups
Since you're in GA and Kristina is in MA I think I'm about 1/2 way between you both so you'd better plan on the pot-luck taking place here with me in Virginia.
Let's plan it for September 22nd, to celebrate the equinox/first day of Autumn!
Perfect! We will be there! Instead of a kid's table, we'll need a tiny little bird's table. Also, I think pirate dress should be optional for the birds. Eyepatches will have a very different impact on creatures without binocular vision, you know...
Ha ha! I was actually imagining something similar just the other day; I was wondering what it would be like if every single currently active member attended a HUGE gathering somewhere! Lol.
Back to the original subject, I think the food that represents love to me is... Hmm... this is hard. Probably warm cinnamon buns. My mom used to make these every Sunday morning before church. We were never aloud to change into our sunday clothes before breakfast for fear of getting icing all over ourselves! Yummmm... now I want cinnamon buns.
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What food means "love" to you?
. Needless to say, a chicken is thawing in our fridge right now.
I think you better get used to making your delicious sounding chicken soup more often Leslie... Licking doorknobs is not good 
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We now are able to order the persimmon pulp needed for making the puddings. 
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