The temps have been dropping where I live and the winds from the northwest have a bite to them. Living off grid in a yurt means it’s time to have a small fire from gathered branches and limbs to knock the chill off before settling in for the night. ( I try not to use wood from my woodshed until December). No better time than now to use up a sack of onions that have been hanging around and make some French onion soup on top of the woodstove. I browned off 7-8 large onions that were sliced thin. The smell they gave off would make a desert drool. Once they were done I tossed in more butter and a palmful of flour to make a roux, cooked that till the flour was done then added some water and homemade beef stock and brought back to a simmer. In the meantime, as the fire died down, I toasted a couple slices of sourdough over the coals and then melted some smoked Gruyère on top of them. Then sat down to a comfort food meal that filled my belly and sent me packing to bed.
The whole night ticked so many boxes on my list I felt a bit drugged with euphoria. Free heat and cooking fuel gathered walking in the woods, super cheap meal (the Gruyère was a splurge!), all healthy ingredients made me feel like a zen master because it all just clicked so perfectly. Cheap, easy and comforting!
Get in my belly!!!!
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