On Feb 16, 6:12*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> I cooked my sweetie nice dinner for Valentine Day..... lamb shanks
> brained in dark beer and served it on a bed of barley. *One Sunday we
> had a prime rib with jus. *Last night we sliced up the leftover beef and
> heated it up in the jus. *After dinner I used all the leftovers to make
> soup. *The sauce from the lamb had been made with carrot, onion, celery
> and a bit of garlic along with some bay leaf and thyme.
>
> I made soup with the leftovers and the leftover left overs. I simmered
> the beef bones for a couple hours along with all the gristly bits of
> beef. Then I added the left over jus and the barley. *I had some for
> supper tonight and Holy Cow.... it was delicious. It was one of the best
> soups I have ever made, one the the best I have ever had.

Problem is, you will NEVER be able to duplicate that soup!!

:-(

;-)

John Kuthe...