.: evil jungle prince :.

I've been eating a heck of a lot of Korean food these past weeks, so in the spirit of mixing it up a little, I'm switching back to my other favorite food tonight: Greek. Tonight's dinner was Greek tomato soup with noodles (domatosoupa me zimariko) served with freshly baked Greek style white bread (psomi).

This was an ideal dish for me to make as I had some good quality tomatoes that were quickly going soft. So that they would not go to waste, I remembered this recipe and thought I'd give it a go. It's a simple dish that is considered a 'fasting' dish to be prepared during periods preceding the major festivals in the Greek Orthodox Church. I'm not religious myself but any dish which calls for the deletion of eggs and meat are fine by me -- I generally don't like either one!

1. To make the soup, I began by boiling 4 cups of water. Into the boiling water I placed 4 diced tomatoes, 2 diced onions (small), 1 stick of cinnamon, and salt/pepper to taste.

2. This mixture was allowed to simmer for 20 mins. I adjusted the salt a second time and then added a fist full of noodles. These were allowed to simmer with the soup until soft.

3. I then served the soup with freshly chopped parsley and freshly baked bread slices.

I loved the simplicity and heartiness of the dish, and it was made all the better with fresh bread right from the oven. The smell of tomato soup and fresh bread were... something divine, really!