Thinly sliced carrots

Thinly sliced carrots

St. Patrick’s Day cake for our family celebration

St. Patrick’s Day cake for our family celebration

Pretty chopped red pepper

Pretty chopped red pepper

Celery soup.  Nom nom.

Celery soup. Nom nom.

Chinese food

Chinese food

Sorry for my leave of absence!  I’ve been crazy busy finishing up classes, preparing for finals, and preparing for student teaching.  I hope to do some updating today… just have to find the camera!

Going to the store to buy stuff for chili.. it’s definitely a chili kind of day!

When you’re trying to study for finals

lmaogtfo:

Expectations:

Reality:

Happening now… bahh

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Delicious salad!
Romaine, pears, red peppers, scallions, feta, and craisins.  YUM!
P.S. I was trying to take this picture inconspicuously while the boyfriend’s parents had friends over haha.. Oh, taking pictures of food awkwardly.

Delicious salad!

Romaine, pears, red peppers, scallions, feta, and craisins.  YUM!

P.S. I was trying to take this picture inconspicuously while the boyfriend’s parents had friends over haha.. Oh, taking pictures of food awkwardly.

Asparagus- Delicious AND makes your pee stink.  WHAT a deal.

Asparagus- Delicious AND makes your pee stink.  WHAT a deal.

Italian Veggie Soup Recipe

This weekend the snow was falling over MN.  I made a delicious, warming soup with the in-laws.  The recipe is super, super easy.  There is a short amount of prep work, but mostly it’s just waiting for the soup to cook.  Here goes…

Ingredients (no measurements because it’s all up to you, gurrrrl or booooooy)

  • Veggie broth
  • Garlic
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Red pepper
  • Scallions
  • Leeks
  • Cannelli beans
  • Asparagus
  • Kale
  • Thyme
  • S & P for seasoning

The wonderful thing about soup like this is that you can alter it to your preferences, so put in as much of each ingredient as you’d like.  You could probably eat the soup after around 30 minutes, but I’d say let it cook for about an hour so all the flavors have time to have a wonderful fiesta in the pot and the vegetables get nice and tender.