Well – Well – Wettina- tonight at Goodwill

I just had a feeling that I would find something “good” tonight on my regular once-a-day-need-it-or-not trip through my local Goodwill store.

At first I thought that it was my lucky day as I found just the right sized cooler for a little trip up to Seattle for a few days.  I want to pack some low-carb snacks and have them handy, if needed.

Not bad for $2.99

Then, I turned the corner and saw this:

” Hello!”

I could not read the mark on the bottom but it felt so good that it did not matter that I could not read the mark.

It did not matter that the bottom was a wee bit cracked.

The cracks were smooth to the touch and not a problem to me.

It just felt so fabulous to place that gently in my shopping cart.

This is a large piece of  Royal Wettina and I just spent about an hour googling to find out more about this  so I can find out if it is worth more than what I paid.

ha ha

So I will try to list it on ebay tomorrow and then on Saturday morning , head for Seattle.

My kid wants to go to the Space Needle.  A friend of his says that her Dad put a post-it note on the wall and in an hour, the rotation brought it right back.   I don’t like heights and I will do the Space Needle thing – but I ain’t stayin’ up there an hour.

The last time I went up in the Space Needle was at the World’s Fair.

Here is a picture of me from that day.

This is how I felt inside when I saw that fabulous piece of art pottery on the shelf tonight.

However, being an adult now, this is probably similar to the look I  had on my face…Well… minus the big booger

A snowy winter broccoli soup of a day

I bought a bunch of broccoli last week for 99 cents a pound – anticipating that it might snow.

Today was the soup day.

First get the broccoli to steaming.

Next get out the soup pot and put butter in:

Add onions and garlic:

After they have sweated for a bit – drown ’em in chicken broth:

Note: this chicken broth was from Grocery Outlet and certainly not LOW fat! (Low Carb, yes…)

Oh, what to add next?

Maybe whipping cream?

Sure – then what?

This is Xanthan Gum – a low carb thickener.

I put just a spoonful in – and danged if it did not clump up.

Next time I would take some broth and mix the xanthan gum and broth in a separate bowl and dump them back in the soup pot when they are well blended.

Better than finding globs and smushing them against the side of the pot to break them up…

Next – the broccoli goes in!

And it gets pulverized!

My friend Wanda, said to me a few months ago, that life is too short to not eat good cheese.  She is right.  I no longer buy the medium cheese – it is sharp or even Extra-Sharp!

If you do not have access to Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheese  – I feel sorry for you.

What on earth could make this soup any better??

Bacon!

Bacon makes everything better!

Yum.

I had two bowls full!