i just want to forget, and who could forget

listening to: walking in the rain by tania maria

here is a real recipe i created the other day. i was jonesing for some good soup and sadly supermarket soup is all made with some type of beef broth or chicken fat. So instead of making myself one of my mother's go-to quesadillas i made this:

tuscan style tomato bean soup

ingredients:
28oz can of whole tomatoes
14 oz can black beans
4 tbsp chianti
2 tbsp water
2 whole bay leaves
4-6 whole garlic cloves
4 tsp grated parmesean
2 tsp cayanne pepper
kosher salt and pepper to taste
large slices dense italian bread
thick slices of mozarella cheese

directions:
preheat oven to 450 degrees. simmer first 9 ingredients on medium heat until bubbling and slightly thicker. Chop up one slice of bread into small cubes and insert into soup. Turn up heat and stir continuously until bread absorbs liquid and is evenly dispersed throughout soup. Turn down heat to low and let thicken. Pour soup into bakeable ramekins and put one slice of bread and one slice of mozarella atop the soups (like french onion soup). Bake the soups for about 5 minutes or until the mozarella melts on top of the bread.

Its a little time consuming I know, but the result is absolutely work it. Perfect rainy day meal for two or three. (I also recommend making it at the beginning of the week for lunches etc as it refrigerates really well.) But be sure to remove the bay leaves before serving!