I'm Still Here......

Good Evening Internet Friends!

 I have had a very busy week despite only working three days....... but I am still here.  😼

I did spend some time on a couple of my projects but not enough to really show any progress.

Here in Edmonton it feels like the middle of winter.  In reality the snow has only been here about 18 days, but the cold and the snow are already starting to get annoying.

As a result of the cold that won't go away I decided that I needed to make Corn Chowder in the slow cooker for dinner tonight:

It was warm, delicious and filling.  Made taking the dog out for his walk a little easier.

After walking the dog I spent a bit of time in my craft room and made Block 12 for me of the 4 Patch Star Block:

I LOVE my scrap basket.  I have the most amazing fabrics in there 😉

Here are all twelve of my blocks:

TAH DAH!!!!

Now, off to see what else I can get into this evening as tomorrow is get ready for the work week day.  

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

What's For Dinner?

I am starting to feel better.  Thank goodness for antibiotics!  But still feel tired and somewhat weak.  Have not really been eating much as no appetite, and it's really hard to chew and breathe at the same time since I cannot breathe through my nose.  Bummer.....

As for dinner tonight husband and son were running out of left overs in the fridge to heat up, and so the pestering questions as to dinner started early today.  I think they might have been getting hungry ; )

I decided that some kind of soup in the crock pot was the way to go.  After comparing what I had in the freezer and the pantry against a few recipes I came up with a Kathy version of Corn Chowder:

It was not quite as comforting a chicken soup, but almost, and I feel a little better after having eaten.  Go figure!

Corn Chowder

2 12oz cans of canned corn (drained)

1 can creamed corn

3 medium potatoes

1 package lean ground turkey cooked with onion

24 ozs of water

3 cups milk

Salt/Pepper/Poultry Seasoning/Garlic Powder/Chili Powder - all sprinkled in to taste

Cook on low for several hours.  Just prior to serving I fried up some turkey bacon, grated some marble cheese and chopped some green onions to garnish the top.

Served with garlic toast on home made bread I found in the freezer it was quite filling.  A little heavy on the carbs tonight, but hopefully it helps me feel better soon!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

What's For Dinner???

By noon of yesterday, I was being asked this question.  Seriously people - ON SUNDAY!!!!

Alright, well, what is for dinner?

A colleague of mine always brings this slow cooker soup to every potluck gathering that I have ever seen her at.  It is a "classic" I guess, but tasty, and so I made it for dinner last night!

The recipe can be found here.

Hope this inspires your own use of the slow cooker, and creativity...

Kathy

And Sunday is Soup Day...

It's starting to get cold outside, so today seemed like a perfect day for Minestrone soup in the crock pot.

This is definitely one of my "crafting" with food projects because this is what I do:

- add jar of pasta sauce to crock pot

- add 4 - 6 cups of water 

- add 2 chicken bouillon cubes

- add vegetables (mystery ones and left overs from bottom of fridge work well like onion, carrots, beans, corn)

- one can of kidney beans

- one can of garbanzo beans

- one can of tomato soup

- spices that you like to taste in soup

- cook on high for 6 - 8 hours

- I then add 1 cup of small pasta

- cook until pasta is done

- I then add cooked  Veggie Ground Round

- heat through and Enjoy!

This recipe makes lots so you will have left overs for the week.

Here is a picture from the river valley near my house today:

Yes, that is snow in the picture!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

 

Kathy