Sunday Bloody Sunday

Nice sleep in until 10:00am. We got up and the whole gang Me, Amy and all 4 kids went on the couch to 5K run. The boys hung with me and the Girls jogged with Amy. We all did a great job and finished strong.

I got the cooking bug again so The Kids and Amy and I cooked 2 pots of soup. I went to the grocery Store and got fresh veggies and the ingrediants we needed and we made Taco Soup and Vegetable soup. The kids helped and they had a blast the whole afternoon makign the soups. They all liked both and wanted more. The Taco Soup is pictured here... <-----

Here are the soup ingreeds:

Grams' Taco Soup
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp table salt
1 cup cooked onions
1 1/2 cup water
2 cup canned kidney beans (drained)
2 cup canned pinto beans (drained)
2 cup canned lima beans (drained)
6 cup canned diced tomatoes
3 cup chopped green chilies35 oz
raw lean ground beef
2 cup canned hominy (drained)
1 Packet McCormick Taco dry seasoning mix
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Packet
Brown onion and beef.
Add all other ingredients.
Simmer for 1 hr.
Makes 12 servings - 6 points a piece.
Serve with chips and cheese (optional)


Mike's Vegetable Soup
2 Tbsp curry powder
2 1/4 Tbsp olive oil
4 cup cooked green beans
3 cup carrot(s)
5 small stalk celery
1/2 clove garlic clove(s)
2 cup onion(s)
16 cup water
4 cup canned diced tomatoes
1 Tbsp dried basil
8 uncooked Bliss potatoes
1 can Bush's Black Eyed Peas,
1 can Thifty Maid Sweet Corn
10 serving Wyler's Instant Beef Bouillon Cubes
1 CubeCut up Veggies
Saute the onions and celery
Stir in garlic and curry powder and basil Saute until onions are transparent
Add carrots Add 16 cups water
Add Buillon cubes
Add green beans
Simmer 1 hr Add potatoes, and cook for30 min
Add canned veggies and cook for another 30 mins
Makes 20 servings - 1 point each

Enjoy... The points are weight watcher points.

Perfect scrambled eggs!

Michael made scrambled eggs this morning. My 10 yr old is very proficient in the kitchen just like his dad when he was that age. Chris and Katie do an awesome job also.. and can hold their own in the kitchen. Morgan prefers cold cereal and Chocolate Milk... Chocolate anything actually... She's not into eggs at all. Michael likes cracking the eggs and I think he enjoys this more than eating them. I'm working on getting him to crack two at a time one in each hand like Dad did back in his Chef days. Special thanks to Grams for the super cool and handy spatula from LeCreuset! It's the bomb and she got it for me last July 4th when we were in Hilton Head. It's the medium silicon spatula with a wooden handle.

Here is the recipe. 6 eggs cracked and scrambled with a whisk. Salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste (Small dash of each). Really whip the eggs until you get a frothy foam. This will make them light and fluffy. If you don't have a whisk use a dinner fork.Place a saute pan on medium heat like a six.. I prefer to get the hot plate hot on high then back off to 6 and then place the pan on the hot plate and let it absorb heat for about 3 minutes. Then place a small amount of butter or oil or pam spray in the pan and while whisking the eggs in your mixing bowl.. again.. pour them into the pan. You should hear a slight singe sound as the eggs hit the pan if the temp is right. Then use a spatula to constantly stir the eggs to keep them from scorching. We then add a hand full of shredded cheddar cheese and a hand full or shredded mozzarella cheese. Stir till no longer wet. Serve right away. Yum! Great with a little salsa or salsa verde sauce also.

I have been doing a lot of cooking from scratch this week and some of the recipes will appear later in my posts. Have a fun Sunday with your Kids!