Bob’s sister Laurie and kids are here visiting tonight from California. Made this Betty Crocker chili and another soup for dinner and some tasty cornbread (recipe for other soup and cornbread to follow soon). Good snow day dinner! 2 pounds ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, pressed 1 (28 oz) can diced … Continue reading
Another “Cooking Light” recipe. It was a little spicey for me and Courtney but Bob and Zach were ok with it. I think next time I’ll used mild salsa instead of medium. 2 teaspoons canola oil 2 cups prechopped onion (didn’t have any onions so used 4 tablespoons dried onion) 3/4 cup prechopped green bell … Continue reading
I love it when it’s soup weather! I don’t much care for the cold weather but I do love to make homemade soup. This is a good one but I can’t remember where the recipe came from. 4 ears corn, husks and silks removed (I cheated and used a can of corn, undrained) 2 tablespoons … Continue reading
Today is my son Zach’s 22nd birthday and he is sick! Bummer! He went to the dr this afternoon and they said he has a virus so there’s not much they can do for him. So I made him some homemade chicken noodle soup for his birthday dinner. I like this recipe because it is … Continue reading
This goes fast so if you want some leftovers, you might want to double the recipe. Not sure where I got this recipe from. 1 (15 oz) can chili with beans and meat 1 (15 oz) can whole kernel corn with liquid (or without liquid if you like your soup thicker like we do) 1 … Continue reading
First time making this one, looks and smells great! The weekly pot of soup. (Another recipe pulled from a magazine so long ago that I can’t remember which one.) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced 1 large celery stalk, diced 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 … Continue reading
A Johnson family favorite, this week’s pot of soup and one of my “go to” recipes. The recipe came in a cookbook with out first crock pot. 1 medium onion, chopped 3 carrots, thinly sliced 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, pressed 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil 1/2 teaspoon … Continue reading
The weekly Winter pot of stew! I’ve only made this once before and it was really good but needed much more liquid so I tried it again to try and find the right amount of liquid. This is a Kraft recipe. 2 tablespoons Italian dressing (Kraft Zesty!) 1 pound bulk Italian sausage (I used the … Continue reading
Almost every Sunday in the winter, I make a big crock pot of soup or stew so that Bob and I have something to take to work for lunch. This is a new recipe from Kraft so we’ll see how everyone likes it. 3/4 cup Italian dressing (I like Kraft Zesty Italian) 2 pounds beef for … Continue reading
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