The World According To Buchs

Last weekend I came home from the grocery store(s) with a few pounds of root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, turnips, etc), some nice sirloin, and the urge to make a nice hearty batch of soup. This morning I woke up, started my coffee, then started browning my beef. Cut the veggies, then gave those a quick sauté before putting everything in the slow cooker.

At which point I realized: FUCK! I forgot the bacon.

The weekend prior I picked up some bacon. Not that shitty thin sliced pork by-product you get. I’m talking about real honest to goodness thick sliced Milwaukee-made Usinger’s smoked bacon. The good stuff. [Not “you” in particular, of course. Unless you do get that crap.]

Anyways, I had intended on searing the beef in some leftover grease, then the veggies, then deglazing the pan, etc. In my lack-of-coffee stupor I forgot about the bacon and used olive oil. Yawn.

This might end up being the best damn batch of soup I’ve ever made, and I won’t be able to enjoy it.