Time to Live

Author: ScottyBoy

  • Give Me Liberty …

    The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing.

    With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men’s labor.

    Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name, liberty. And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties, called by two different and incompatible names — liberty and tyranny. Abraham Lincoln

  • Sausage and Squash Soup

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    Sausage and Squash Soup

    Recipe by ScottyBoy

    Serves 2.

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    Ingredients

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    • 1 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
    • 2 chicken sausages, sliced
    • 1 tsp. olive oil
    • 1 tsp. kosher salt, divided
    • 1/2 tsp. fresh cracked black pepper, divided
    • 5 sprigs fresh thyme, divided
    • 5 slices turkey bacon, chopped
    • 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
    • 1 small white onion, chopped
    • 2 ribs celery, chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 cup dry white wine
    • 3 cups chicken stock
    • 1 (15.5-oz.) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
    • 3–4 Tbsp. heavy cream
    • 1 lemon, zested
    • 1 cup dinosaur kale, ribs removed and roughly torn

    Instructions

    1. Heat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    2. In a medium bowl, toss together squash, oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 2 sprigs of thyme. Spread onto prepared baking sheet. Roast until squash is softened and begun to brown, 25 minutes.
    3. Cook bacon until crisp, then remove bacon.
    4. Add butter and cook sausage until brown, then remove sausage.
    5. Add butter, onion, garlic, and celery and cook 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
    6. Add flour to create a light roux, stirring constantly. When mixture has thickened, add white wine, stir and cook for 1 minute.
    7. Add stock, remaining salt and pepper, thyme sprigs and beans. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Thicken stock to desired thickness with immersion blender or food processor.
    8. Stir in heavy cream and lemon zest. Add squash, sausage and torn kale to pot, and cook until kale is bright green and lightly wilted, 3-5 minutes.

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    Mencius calls Benevolence man’s mind, and Rectitude or Righteousness his path. “How lamentable is it to neglect the path and not pursue it, to lose the mind and not know to seek it again! When men’s fowls and dogs are lost, they know to seek for them again, but they lose their mind and do not know to seek for it. Mencius

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