It really has been a long time since I have blogged. Come to find out that blogging in my head doesn't really get me anywhere.
The girls - Stacie and Mally - made this cute Fashion movie. So I thought I would share.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Monday, November 24, 2008
19 Days till Christmas - Blogolicious
Celery and Leek Soup
Celery and Leek Soup
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 cups finely chopped celery
2 cups leeks, white and green , sliced and soaked (to remove dirt)
Saute for 10 minutes.
Add 1/3 cup flour - cook 3 minutes
Add 3 cans chicken stock - slowly (6 cups)
Simmer for 20 minutes.
Gently puree' - (not liquefy)
Return to pan and gently simmer for 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup cream (or milk).
Season to taste.
Yummy - I got this recipe from Grandma Fran because Steph loved it so much when she lived with her a year and a half ago. It really is delicious.
To freeze: either freeze the leeks and celery that have been sauted and have the rest of the ingredients on hand or be totally on the ball and make the soup as written - let it cool - freeze in wonderful freezer Ziplock baggies - and all you have to do it heat and eat. My kind of meal.
Celery and Leek Soup
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 cups finely chopped celery
2 cups leeks, white and green , sliced and soaked (to remove dirt)
Saute for 10 minutes.
Add 1/3 cup flour - cook 3 minutes
Add 3 cans chicken stock - slowly (6 cups)
Simmer for 20 minutes.
Gently puree' - (not liquefy)
Return to pan and gently simmer for 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup cream (or milk).
Season to taste.
Yummy - I got this recipe from Grandma Fran because Steph loved it so much when she lived with her a year and a half ago. It really is delicious.
To freeze: either freeze the leeks and celery that have been sauted and have the rest of the ingredients on hand or be totally on the ball and make the soup as written - let it cool - freeze in wonderful freezer Ziplock baggies - and all you have to do it heat and eat. My kind of meal.
Baby Chase
Baby Chase was born November 21st. He weighed in at 10 lbs. 7 oz. 21" long.
Look at those cute chubby cheeks.
Because of his size his entrance into this world was very traumatic . He got a little squashed.
He was rushed to the NICU. Once there they inflated his lungs, put him on oxygen, and a nutrient tube. He liked to hold his breath when he cried. A big guy with a little temper.
They thought his clavicil and arm might be broken - but gratefully it is not - he is bruised and sore.
As of today - November 24th - he is still in the NICU- but doing much better. He is breathing on his own and not holding his breath. Now he just needs to learn to eat.
Christine is staying at the Ronald McDonald suite at the hospital on the NICU floor. There she is able to help nurse him and take care of him.
I have yet to hold him - for now I just look at his pictures.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
20 Days Til Christmas - Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Mix together and heat:
5 cans chicken broth (14 oz.)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
Add:
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
3 cups sliced carrots
Boil 10 minutes or until veggies are tender.
Add:
2 cups cooked and chopped chicken.
2-3 cups egg noodles (depending on how noddle-ey you like it.)
Boil until noodles are cooked al dente.
To make a freezer meal:
Combine broth, soup, onions, celery, carrots. Bag and label.
Bag yourself some cooked and chopped chicken. Label.
Measure out noodles (uncooked) and bag and label.
Put all bags in gallon size freezer bag. Include recipe. Label.
You will be thankful you can put homemade soup on the table in about 20 minutes.
21 Days Til Christmas
The most frightening thing - it is only 42 days till Christmas. I need to step up my posting and step up my freezer meals. But remember - any is better than none.
Grandma Tillie's Famous Tuna Casserole
2 cups elbow macaroni
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can milk
1 cup grated or shredded cheese
1 can tuna
Buttered and toasted bread crumbs
Cook macaroni with onion according to directions on package. Drain. Set aside. Combine soup, milk and cheese. Place over low heat until cheese is melted. Add tuna. Mix macaroni and soup mixture. Put in casserole dish sprayed with Pam. Top with bread crumbs. Bake 350° until bubbly and hot . 20 - 30 minutes.
Buttered and toasted bread crumbs: Use the heels of the loaf of bread that might get thrown away. Put in blender and crumb away. Store in a freezer bag in the freezer. When a recipe calls for bread crumbs open the freezer and - badda boom badda bang - you have them.
To toast: put a small amount of butter in a skillet. (3 TBS) Melt. Add bread 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Stir constantly until toasted.
To make a freezer meal: Measure out 2 cups macaroni. Do NOT cook. Put in bag and label. Chop onions and bag the little suckers. Combine soup, milk, cheese and tuna. Bag and label. Toast crumbs - bag and label. Put all the bags in a gallon size freezer bag and label. Include recipe.
Wa-laa - Another wonderful freezer meal ready to prepare.
Grandma Tillie's Famous Tuna Casserole
2 cups elbow macaroni
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can milk
1 cup grated or shredded cheese
1 can tuna
Buttered and toasted bread crumbs
Cook macaroni with onion according to directions on package. Drain. Set aside. Combine soup, milk and cheese. Place over low heat until cheese is melted. Add tuna. Mix macaroni and soup mixture. Put in casserole dish sprayed with Pam. Top with bread crumbs. Bake 350° until bubbly and hot . 20 - 30 minutes.
Buttered and toasted bread crumbs: Use the heels of the loaf of bread that might get thrown away. Put in blender and crumb away. Store in a freezer bag in the freezer. When a recipe calls for bread crumbs open the freezer and - badda boom badda bang - you have them.
To toast: put a small amount of butter in a skillet. (3 TBS) Melt. Add bread 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Stir constantly until toasted.
To make a freezer meal: Measure out 2 cups macaroni. Do NOT cook. Put in bag and label. Chop onions and bag the little suckers. Combine soup, milk, cheese and tuna. Bag and label. Toast crumbs - bag and label. Put all the bags in a gallon size freezer bag and label. Include recipe.
Wa-laa - Another wonderful freezer meal ready to prepare.
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