Soup is as soup does...

...and this soup will pretty much do for anything. Mac included, apparently. I did explain to him early on in the process that he wouldn't be interested, its being largely roasted tomatoes and garlic at that stage; but he was already standing on my feet and scrabbling at the counter-top. Just to defy me, I thought. Then I mixed it with a base of Puy lentils and vegetables left over from the confit last night, and added stock because soup should probably be liquid-ish, and he was still mighty interested. I fought him off as usual while I was eating, and then as usual let him have the bowl. He's practically licked the glaze off. I guess Macs like tomato-and-lentil soup, when they're heavy on the garlic.

Now - because today is all about the food - I am going to prepare things for supper. It always feels a little decadent boiling roots (potatoes, swede and carrot today) and greens (brussels sprouts) specifically for bubble-and-squeak when it's meant to be made out of left-overs. But, y'know, there are cats in the house; I never have any left-overs...