Wedding shower gifts

Laura Dupre (who helps with the Bible study for the high school and junior high girls) is getting married this summer. Tonight there will be a kitchen shower for her. I knit two dishcloths and crocheted two hotpads for Laura. Joan and Sarah will buy her one of her wishlist items from Target, and Joan copied out the recipe for "Emergency Soup" for Laura's recipe file.

Emergency Soup (from Lost Recipes by Marion Cunningham)

4 cups chicken broth

1 carrot, chopped

1 rib celery, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

1 cup small shell pasta

salt and pepper to taste

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Put the broth in a pot and bring to a boil. Add carrot, celery, and onion and boil gently for 10 minutes, then add the pasta and simmer for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper as needed. Serve in bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Makes 8 cups.