It's supposed to be summer.
It was supposed to start a few weeks ago.
Here in Vancouver, it's STILL RAINING.
To be clear, it rains close to 8 months a year here. Vancouver doesn't get a ton of snow, only on the mountains. It's not the snow barren, igloo palace one might think.
We've had maybe a few days of sunshine, the rest, rain.
Rain, rain, and more rain. I'm swimming in rain over here.
My strawberries are waterlogged. I'm waterlogged.
I made soup. I should not be making soup in June.
I should be eating salad and watermelon, wearing shorts, and working on my tan.
Not drinking tea, baking cookies, and wearing socks.
Anyways, I made hamburger soup, but without the hamburger. I made it with ground turkey. You can also make it with your favourite fake meat product, I like Yves ground round. If you are going to use fake meat, just add it towards the end of cooking.
"Hamburger" soup
[from Jen's mom]
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground turkey
1 onion, finely chopped
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
3 celery ribs, chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1 28oz can whole tomatoes
2 cups water
3 cups vegetable broth
1 can tomato soup
8 tablespoons barley
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the ground turkey, onion, carrots, and celery, cook until turkey is no longer pink and the onions are translucent, about 10 - 15 minutes. Add the thyme and bay leaf, continue cooking for 1 minute. Add can whole tomatoes, water, broth, and tomato soup, stir to combine thoroughly. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the barley and turn down to a simmer. Simmer for 45 minutes, or until barley is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
