Soup’s On, Week Fifty-One in the No Longer New Abnormal

It’s soup season. A pot of lentil soup is simmering on the stove. I plan to enjoy any number of soups throughout winter. This batch of lentil soup is flavored with Moroccan spices. When I’m not able to get away it’s fun to tour the planet from my kitchen. I’ll create an Italian tomato basil soup next week, and then a Thai chicken soup after that. As a child soup was limited to Campbell’s, and later Progresso. I liked them well enough, but the first time I had real Greek chicken and lemon soup, I knew the canned options were relegated to my past.

Soup is also a wonderful metaphor for the fullness of our lives. How much spice do we enjoy? What is the base of your life’s soup? I like variety so I tend to have a few pots on the stove. I enjoy bold flavors, but once in a while I prefer a simple broth. On those occasions, staying home or getting away to a quieter environment makes all the difference. This week the soup was full of holiday cheer. Norm Lewis is performing a holiday concert, which he deems a party, at 54 Below. He knows how to bring true joy to every stage where he performs. And the New York Pops just had their holiday concert at Carnegie Hall with Jessica Vosk, an amazing…