Basil is a pretty significant ingredient in this soup. I thought it was a great time to teach Aubrey how to "chiffonade" the basil (translated from French: "made of rags"). It is a pretty simple technique. Though it is a little time consuming, it is a safe way to cut it up. This is where things took a bad turn.
I cut up a whole plant of basil the correct way with just a couple of left over leaves. I grabbed up the stragglers and instead of stacking and rolling them up to cut, I just started cutting. As the picture shows, I missed the leaf at some point.
The doctor said that the nail slowed the knife and saved the tip of my finger. It will know act as a splint to hold the finger together until it heals. You can't see it very well, but the cut goes around the back of the finger too.
I would say it was a successful lesson for Aubrey. She not only knows HOW to chiffonade, but also WHY. She cut the other plant of basil while Brian and I were at the urgent care. :)
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Oh Kim, that is awful! Hope you heal quickly. The soup looks great. Sorry it required such a painful sacrifice.
OUCH! I hope it heals quickly. Unfortunately I know how that feels. Happened to me too many times.
You took this picture before the trip to urgent care? I would expect to see some stitches there.
If the nail wasn't there, I would have needed stitches. The nail is kinda holding everything together so no sewing required.
Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. I remember having to go to urgent care in SD for a knife wound. Sigh. HURT like a mother.
I have soooo been there...with parsley! I feel for you - ouch!!
Thanks for the Chiffonade lesson...I'll always remember now. Hope you heal fast!
I need to learn this chiffonade technique you talk about .. . that looks way too painful for my squeamish self!
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