It’s  high time for another recipe before I catch you up on Tessa and her sister and also happenings with ECHOES.  January has always been my favorite soup month.   Many years ago while traveling with my husband, Al, a good friend shared his recipe for Manhattan Supper Soup and we enjoy it often.  The good news — it is super easy to make.  It’s a form of vegetable soup.  Check out my modified version of Al’s recipe in my recipe section.   I promise you will love it.  Serve it with French bread and a green salad and – get ready for lots of praise.

TESSA AND CLAUDINE:  Tessa is bummed out in chapter three.  She’s in the hospital after a car accident.  Her sister, Claudine, comes to visit, as does her boyfriend, Ben.  Claudine has the nerve to flirt with Ben in Tessa’s hospital room and leaves minutes after Ben makes his exit.  Tessa is sure Claudine’s chasing after him.   Not only is Tessa a bruised, banged up mess.  Now, her sister is after her boyfriend.  Can things get worse?  Count on it.

ECHOES:   The reviews for the poetry book my granddaughter, Rachel, and I collaborated on, are positive.  We are pleased to say the least.  Readers love the concept of our parallel poems.  A teacher friend is using our poetry book as a  teaching tool for her poetry unit.  My sister Deb ordered a copy for her school library, which is great.  I hope to get it in a lot of schools.  I’m out on the marketing trail.  Today I took an ECHOES press release to a local magazine hoping they will publish an article.

It’s rather chilly in Savannah as I know it is in many parts of the country.  It’s time to read some good books, get some exercise, and make some of that yummy soup.

If you try out the soup, let me know if it’s a big hit.

Lisbeth