Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. May, 23-24-25-26, 2005

5-23-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thank you. Happy Victoria Day as well.

I think that pigeon is absolutely lovely.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Cyborg. Nice to see you.

Hope you get a chance to stop by again soon.

Have a wonderful Monday.

[JustAmy]

Love your turtle pictures, Dolly. Thanks for sharing.

Happy to hear that you found him a safe place rather than cook up a pot of turtle soup. :)



Have a Great Turtle Day.

[JustAmy]

Turtle Soup

~ 3 lbs boneless turtle meat
~ 5 bay leaves
~ 1 tbsp salt
~ 2 tsp white pepper
~ 1 3/4 tsp garlic powder
~ 1 3/4 tsp ground red pepper
~ 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
~ 1 1/2 tsp ground thyme
~ 1 tsp dry mustard
~ 1 tsp black pepper
~ 1 tsp dried basil
~ 1/2 tsp cumin
~ 4 tbsp unsalted butter
~ 4 tbsp margarine
~ 1/2 lb finely chopped spinach
~ 2 cup finely chopped onion
~ 1 cup finely chopped celery
~ 3 1/2 cup tomato sauce
~ 2/3 cup flour
~ 1 tsp minced garlic
~ 11 cups broth (preferably from turtle bones)
~ 1 cup lightly packed fresh parsley
~ 1/4 seeded lemon
~ 2 hard boiled eggs, cut in quarters
~ 1/3 cup sherry


Combine the bay leaves, salt, white pepper, garlic powder, red pepper, onion powder, thyme, mustard, black pepper, basil, and cumin together. Set aside.

Chop the turtle meat into bit size pieces.

In a large dutch oven, melt the butter and margarine over medium heat. Add the meat and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the seasoning, spinach, onion and celery. Cook for 15 minutes.

Add the tomato sauce and cook 15 minutes.

Add flour and garlic. Stir.

Add 9 cups of broth and cook for 1 hour.

Chop the eggs, parsley and lemon together. Add to the soup along with the last 2 cups of broth and the sherry.

Cook 10 more minutes.

Serve and Enjoy!

[cyborg]

You have a blessed day :-)

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, A-C.

Happy Alberta Day!


Hey ..... it's okay if I break the rules. :)

[JustAmy]

Louie/Max may have scared himself neutered. )

We were talking to the man who has our property leased. Louie/Max started over the fence and got tangled in the wire and stuff we put there last night. He yelled like he had been killed. He does not seem to be hurt but it sure scared him.

It will be interesting to see if he tries getting out again.

[tuliptree76]

I hope that keeps him from jumping over the fence.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Meekie.

Happy Monday. Happy Summer. :)

[JustAmy]

Hmmm ..... what shall we celebrate on the 25th?

How about 5-25 ..... Name Your Celebration Day.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Tame. Nice to see you today.

Have a wonderful Monday.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Olive Oyle. :)

[tuliptree76]

That sounds good. :-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Mmm mmm! The soup looks delicious. Thanks, I'm saving the receipt.

Great timing I'm going out with a friend of mine for an ice cream. Be back later.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Louie/Max started over the fence and got tangled in the wire and stuff we put there last night. He yelled like he had been killed.

Poor Louie/Max, I bet he won't forget the experience any time soon. We'll hope. ;-)

[JustAmy]

I hope it scared him enough to keep him from jumping over. We will see what can be done without completely replacing the existing fence.

[tuliptree76]

I'm going home. I'll try to be back online later tonight.

[Victoria Delsoul]

See you later. LOL, my friend is waiting for me.

Ciao cara.

[snugs]

Thought I would also post on this thread the details that I put on the finest earlier today which is that we have recently awarded one of our soldiers the Victoria Cross which is the highest award of gallantry Britain grants. It is the first time a living soldier has been awarded this since the Korean war and the first time for over 20 years that it has been awarded to any soldier.

[JustAmy]

Thanks for bringing us the report and pictures of the recipient of the Victoria Cross, Snugs.

Thanks go to Private Beharry for his service and his gallantry while based in Iraq.

The free world appreciates him and his comrades.