"Cream of Tomato Soup"
10-8-00

Top of the week to you!

And has this ever been a great week. The weather is in a cooling off mode and everywhere the season is changing and lots of new things, smells and sights are abounding.

I try to take one day a week and eat as little as possible and this was the day and thought boy would everyone love this recipe. And this one is about as simple as we you can get. But it's a sure to be mainstay in your kitchen especially when you need something real quick and nourishing. Check it out.

INGREDIENTS:

3 Ripe medium size Tomatoes
One Quarter Teaspoon of Sea Kelp or Dusle..
4-6 Ounces of Fresh, Unsalted Raw Cashews.
1 small tender Yellow Summer Squash
1 Sprig of Fresh Parsley

Soak in the refrigerator over night (approximately 8 hours) 4-6 Ounces of the Cashews in 8 Ounces of Distilled Water. The next day pour it into a blender with the chopped Tomatoes and the Sea Kelp. Blend for about 30-45 seconds until smooth. Pour into a soup bowl and top with grated Yellow Summer Squash and garnish with the sprig of Parsley.

Another one of those Boy Howdy's along with a couple Hail Mary's!

Enjoy!

Wayne "The Mango Man" Pickering

PS I had to share this real short quick story with you. Not long, but so meaningful!

A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' - or - whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving.

Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened . . . and enlisted them to help haul dirt to BURY the old mule in the well add put him out of his misery. Initially, the old mule was hysterical!

But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back . . . a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back . . . HE SHOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP!

This he did, blow after blow. "Shake it off and step up . . . shake it off
and step up . . . shake it off and step up!" he repeated to encourage
himself. No matter how painful the blows, or distressing the situation seemed the old mule fought "panic" and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!

You're right! It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted,
STEPPED TRIUMPHANTLY OVER THE WALL OF THAT WELL! What seemed like it would bury him, actually blessed him . . . all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.

THAT'S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity . . . THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO BURY US USUALLY HAVE WITHIN THEM THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT AND BLESS US!

Stay Terrific, as that's what you really are and a special thanks for all your positive feedback over these last couple years. You are the reason why I do this.

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Wayne Pickering
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