On
a cold day in February, what could be better than a warm bowl of soup? I
made some today for dinner and it delivered—warmth, comfort and sustenance as
promised in a new cookbook I purchased to accompany my electric pressure
cooker: “Cooking Under Pressure” by Lorna Sass. After poking around in La Conner, Washington on a rainy,
winter day, we came home to the reward of this hearty soup I pulled together in
just minutes.
La
Conner is a one-horse town, more or less, with a variety of delightful shopping
venues on either side of its main street.
The location fronts a canal between two bays on Puget Sound, and
depending on the tide, its saltwater can run in either direction to or from the
sea. It is a good place for
kayaking on warmer days past tethered boats, restaurant windows, and under Rainbow Bridge.
Native American influence is strong in the Northwestern art displayed at
the southern end of town where a totem pole guards a view of both the bridge
and a shot straight down La Conner’s main street. There is a kitchen shop, clothing and shoe stores and
various sculptures displayed in another storefront that could keep the average
person occupied for hours, but we elected to stop for coffee instead in a
little café called Calico Cupboard. Paired with a cookie from their bakery,
the coffee warmed our bodies as we paused to enjoy people watching through its
windows while others braved the weather to shop.
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