beetles and soup

I found a new solitaire - which for the Brits amongst us - Patience. http://www.freeworldgroup.com/games/solitaire/flowergarden.html

and here's a recipe that is for lentil soup that I made:
1 bag of lentils,washed and picked (mine had NOTHING to pick out!!)
50 old peas from pods in the garden that are about ready to be too dry for anything,
organic chicken stock (thanks JJ for donating that to me, in your new 'veggie' ways)
Two garden onions, greens and all
Cook for couple of hours, and let them burn!
Take out the remains that are not burnt
Cook again with more water, ('member, they were burnt 'cos of not enough water?)
Store them overnight in the fridge and then heat again.
Strain out the lentil/onion gubbins,
and add 1 teaspoon of pnut butter.
Serve with chopped basil and toast. BINGO, W

Wonderfully nourishing soup for the family. It has not been my forte to produce food that satisfied the eaters - up till now. Jesse, the house guest/student is very pleased with my fare and there have been a lot more accolades since the house became emptier. I can only assume that my culinary skills have remained the same, but my critics have reduced in number, and I am not cooking on eggshells. I use the juicer a lot more recently too. But apples do not juice well, leaving a LOT of liquid in the mush that remains. Time for de-bugging the plants out there. This one is particularly obnoxious: the blister beetle. Its habits are odd - skittish it is - and very hard to catch. I use tongs and a mug of water with a touch of soap in it to reduce surface tension. Why do the bugs have such good camo? This one must have been placed ON the flower by the camera person! They are attracted to the cucurbit family of plants, and jump off into the ground the minute you start coming near.

Thanks for the comments. More me later.