There I was, the day after Thanksgiving, standing in Aisle #5 at our neighborhood Kroger grocery store. Staring at the coffee. I had been tasked with picking up a few items for Rebecca, who was making homemade soup – not one but two kinds: split pea with ham and turkey vegetable with egg noodles. Yummy leftovers are just one of the perks of spending Thanksgiving with a couple of culinary guys who routinely serve Italian sausage, chicken wings and Wagyu sliders as … appetizers. (You two are too fabulous for words, B&T. Even the ambrosia was to die for!) Anyhow, my shopping list included five things: celery, carrots, potatoes, chicken broth and egg noodles.…