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Nacho Potato Chowder

January 10, 2013 29 Comments

One thing that I could eat every single cold winter night is a bowl of hot soup. I’m not overly picky on what kind of soup. It just has to be one that will warm you up from the inside out.

The other day it was really cold, and I was craving some soup. As I looked through my cupboards, I found a bag of potatoes. That got me thinking about this yummy potato soup that we had for New Year’s at my in-laws house. I really should have gotten the recipe from my father in law before we left. I decided to just wing it though. Maybe I am starting to get braver in the dinner department after all. [Read more...]

Filed Under: AF, dinner Tagged With: Sargento, soup

Easy Crock Pot Black & White Turkey Chili

November 23, 2012

It’s Black Friday and I am snug as a bug in my warm house eating pie for breakfast. Are you one of the crazy ones who gets up at 2 am to go searching for a deal? I just like my warm bed way too much to be one of those shoppers. Now I will admit we have braved the crowds a few times on past Black Fridays…just never early in the morning!

We spent a fun day with family yesterday. Our bellies were stuffed to the limits with turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. And let’s not forget the desserts!!! We don’t mess around with desserts in our family…3 different pies, fudge, lemon bars, pumpkin dip and cookies, rice krispie treats, candy, and pumpkin rolls. It’s quite possible we had more dessert than food. Ok, maybe not…but we sure had our fill of the sweet stuff. I personally felt it was my duty to sample every dessert…and they were all fantastic!!!

Thank goodness for elastic pants and soup to the rescue on the day after Thanksgiving. Do you have leftover turkey or chicken in your fridge too? This easy soup is the answer to your tight pants. It is so easy to put together and even easier on your waist. I need a few of these kind of recipes after eating so much yesterday:-) [Read more...]

Filed Under: dinner, Featured Tagged With: beans, chicken broth, crock pot recipes, soup, turkey

Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder

November 7, 2012 23 Comments

I have been wanting to recreate this Pumpkin soup since last November. Last year my husband and I went on a mission trip to Haiti with a group from our church. You can read about it HERE and HERE if you want:-) It was such an awesome and eye opening experience for me. It is one thing to see the poverty from pictures and TV, but to experience it first hand breaks your heart. One thing that I came back thinking was how I need to be so much more thankful for the things and people that God has put in my life. I also realized how much I really can do without.

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Filed Under: dinner, seasonal, Thanksgiving Tagged With: chowder, corn, potato, pumpkin, soup

Lean Mean Veggie Soup

January 4, 2012 13 Comments

It’s time.

The time when I decide to get all serious about what I am eating.

I mean a year of baking and blogging tons of sweets

has taken a toll on my weight management.

Hello fatty, mcfatty here!

Someone has to sample everything that gets posted here.

Unfortunately I feel the need to be the one to do that.

Jeans are definitely getting snug.

But don’t worry.

This is a band wagon that I fall off of way too easily.

There will be plenty of sweets still on here.

No need to punish you guys for my sweet tooth:-)

Baking is a huge part of me

that I have no desire to part with.

I am just going to work harder at not sampling…

such big pieces.

But before more sweets, let’s talk healthy soup.

The first time I made this veggie soup,

I wasn’t impressed.

Honestly, I had no plans to make it again.

But my hubby is on the healthy eating band wagon with me,

and he requested it again saying, “It wasn’t that bad.”

(it really was that bad)

So at his request I bought all the ingredients again

and then changed out some things

and added a few more things that I felt it needed.

My kids are happy to report that the 2nd batch

was way more appealing!!!

We even finished off all the leftovers:-)

Lean Mean Veggie Soup

by Inside BruCrew Life

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 head cabbage, chopped
2 c. carrots, sliced
8 stalks celery, chopped
1 c. green onions, chopped
1 bag (16 oz.) frozen veggies (your choice)
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 can (16 oz.) tomato sauce
2 cans (10 oz. each) diced tomatoes with chili’s, undrained
6 c. water
1/2 tsp. parsley
1/2 tsp. oregano
Add ins:
1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 oz.) corn, drained
1 c. elbow noodles, cooked

Instructions

Place everything in a large pot and bring to a boil. Turn down and simmer for 1 hour. Stir in any of the add ins that you would like before serving.

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Stir Fry Soup

November 16, 2011 14 Comments

One of the rules at our dinner table is

NO SLURPING!

We have other rules that we enforce as well.

Such as: sit up, use a napkin regularly, no talking with food in your mouth, no reaching in front of others…all your basic food etiquette that you try to get your kids to remember.

But them slurping is the one that drives us the most batty.

Yesterday I had to be a slurper:-(

You see, I had to visit the dentist.

Now I am not afraid of this place,

but it is most definitely not my favorite place.

I mean 4 hands with instruments in my mouth…for two hours.

Yea, not going on my list of “places I like to visit”.

This is why I put off having cavities filled.

Who wants to sit with a bite block in your mouth for hours on end

with your head pointing down

while hands poke and prod like crazy?

And I don’t know about your dental assistants,

but mine is not the most gentle.

Although they are pretty good at giving me a break

from the bite block from time to time.

Now usually cavities being filled doesn’t take that long…

but lucky me.

I had a crown that needed prepped.

Extra goop and prodding for me!

Needless to say, that by dinner time

my jaw was in no mood to open…or chew for that matter.

I must have known that was going to be the case because

while I was grocery shopping after leaving
the tooth torture room,

I bought ingredients for 3 soups yesterday.

(I may have bought ice cream too because it is a proven fact that ice cream heals all pains)

So you can see why I had to be exempt from the slurping rule last night.

My jaw was refusing to open wide enough for the spoon to fit in.

I tried to slurp quietly but the kids heard it every time,

prompting them to think they could as well.

The new rule in the house is…

You can only slurp at the table if you have been to the dentist that day.

Maybe the kids will get more excited when they have to go again:-)

Stir Fry Soup

(slightly adapted from Kraft Foods)

2 Tbsp. Italian dressing

1 lb. sausage

1 carton chicken broth (32 oz)

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen stir fry veggies (use what you like)

1 can white kidney beans, rinsed

1 can Italian style diced tomatoes, undrained

1 c. macaroni noodles, uncooked

dash of oregano

cheese for topping

Place sausage and dressing in a large saucepan and cook on medium heat until meat is cooked, stirring occasionally. Add oregano, broth, frozen veggies, beans and tomatoes and bring to a boil on high. Stir in macaroni. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 8-10 minutes. Serve topped with cheese. Makes 8 – 1 c. servings.

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Spicy Rice and Chicken Soup

February 1, 2011 19 Comments

Hello Winter,
Even though you are my least favorite season
you do bring lots of fun things with you.
Here are a few of my favorite things
that happen in the winter months.
Thank you for letting me enjoy these:

Hot Cocoa
Snowmen
Coffee Dates
Icicles
Marshmallows
Boots
Cute Scarfs
Flannel Sheets
Fuzzy Slippers
Hot Soup

Love, Jocelyn
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