Not Soup

We may eat soup for lunch but we are not soup. 

We may have a moment of anger but we are not anger. 

We use the soup in our physical makeup and we use the anger in our emotional and mental landscapes but we are not them. If we hold anger, we are stuffing our energy with something that is more free-moving than that. 

The soup moves through us. And if we let it, the anger can move through us too - blowing over like a summer squall.

Butter Tarts

Mom's recipe. Bring a napkin. 

3-4 tbsp. butter 
1 c. packed brown sugar (brown not yellow) 

1 egg 

1/4 tsp. salt 

A handful of raisins 1/4 to 1/3 c. 

A handful of chopped walnuts 1/4 to 1/3 c. Don't chop too fine, you want a bit of crunch. 

1 tsp. vanilla 

12 tart shells 

Cream together the butter a sugar. They just need to be combined, not beaten. Add egg, salt and vanilla and mix well. Fold in walnuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared tart shells. 

Bake 450° F on a low rack for 8 minutes. The pastry should be cooked, the tarts browned on top and the filling a bit runny.