Navy Bean Soup

I thought about making soup today so I headed over to the store and started wandering up and down the aisles. I grabbed 2 pounds of Navy Beans (grown in the USA; who knew ?).

2 smoked pig's feet, pig tails, a shallot, garlic, a cubed ham steak, 2 pounds of Navy Beans, celery, carrot, simmering in chicken stock. So far I have been disappointed with my soups. They're okay, but they don't really knock your socks off. Let's hope for a winner.

Chicken Marengo

I am making Chicken Marengo, which my father used to make on my birthday. This is the meal Napoleon Bonaparte had after he won the battle of Marengo. We share the same birthday. These are sauteed pearl onions and mushrooms in butter and lemon juice.

This is a cut-up chicken, in a white wine and chicken broth. Afterward, the onions and mushrooms go in, along with black olives and brandy. The Joy of Cooking advises waiting a day (unlike Napoleon). I am heeding her advice.