Sunday, September 26, 2010

It's Not All Fun and Food

Life is stressful right now, my dad is fighting Cancer.  I went down to OC last Sunday morning to commemorate my Grandmother's (Dad side) passing (more than 2 decades ago) as part of my daughterly duties to honor the old customs.  My dad is going through another round of chemo therapy and the side affects were obvious. 

I am a third-generation control freak and it's painful to know there is not much I can do...but wait, cook and pray and wait, cook and pray and wait, cook and pray..............

...and over the weekend I made my dad his favorite soup.  I call it V8 Minestrone Soup:  inspired by the Olive Garden  which opened near our house in glamorous Buena Park, Orange County when I was in High School.    Nutritious and palatable for someone going through chemo therapy.  I packed up three containers so my mom can keep the freezer stocked.  The last time I made this was before I left home for art school over 15 years ago.

We took my parents to the coast of Maine this summer...my dad relaxing in the Atlantic Ocean.  Ahh.......

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