Turkey Time

    Because the next few days things will be insane in my life, I decided to pop in here to say happy Thanksgiving to anyone who actually reads this. It is going to be a very strange Thanksgiving for me and my family. We will not be having a house full of guest this year. Everyone else has been sick for a couple of weeks and now I have the same thing. Plus I will be working on Thanksgiving which is something else I am not used to. Yes, now that I work in retail I will get to live through Black Friday on the other side of the register. I am thankful for my job though so I suppose I will live through it. But enough about me. I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving fill with all the love and warmth that the holiday season should bring to every home. Also, I hope that we all remember to be thankful for our families and friends and all of the other blessings in our lived. I hope to be back on here with something later in the week but if not I will be back on next week. 

Mary

Keith's Extra Loaded Potato Soup

    We decide to have potato soup today after seeing a recipe in the paper. Anyone who knows Keith knows this is an odd thing since he does not eat anything with the words soup or stew in it. Once we decided to make the soup Keith actually suggested putting diced chicken in it. I asked if ground would be okay and he agreed so this is what I came up with. 

First the ingredients:

8 potatoes or 6 jumbo or baking size potatoes

Water to cover

1 lb ground chicken

1 large white onion

1 lb Velveeta

Milk to desired consistency

1 small container of sour cream

Toppings

1 lb crispy bacon crumbled

1 8 oz package shredded sharp cheddar

1 8 oz package shredded mild cheddar

chopped green onion

    Peel and dice potatoes. Cover in water and boil until tender. While potatoes are boiling brown ground chicken and chopped white onion. When potatoes are finished drain about 3/4 of the water and add milk until you have the consistency you desire. Add onion and chicken mixture and cubed Velveeta. Let Velveeta melt and let cook for another 15-20 minutes. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. 

    To serve sprinkle with sharp cheddar and mild cheddar, then top with bacon and green onions. Super yummy dinner. 

    

    I will try to be back with something else before Thanksgiving but no promises. If I don't get back before then I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

    Well it has been a while since I have checked in on here. I have wanted to blog but could not find anything I really wanted to blog about. I decided to look in a new direction. Lately my interest have run from how to save money (but whose interest isn't leaning in that direction), and trying new recipes. I have decided that would be a good place to start. I will probably occasionally ramble about something else completely or be on my soapbox about something that I find annoying but, at least I think I have found a good place to start. Right now I am trying a new recipe and I will be posting the recipe and the pictures later this evening. Until then, I hope everyone is having a wonderful afternoon.