Soup's On

Happy National Soup Day everyone! In honor of the occasion, we tried out the recipe for Lasagna Soup. It smelled delicious simmering on the stove, but wasn't actually a big hit with the girls. They found it a bit spicy, I think. If I make it again, I will substitute half the Italian sausage with ground turkey and omit the red pepper flakes.

In fact, the girls and I decided to make Wednesday night, "Soup Night" this winter. It is something easy the girls and I can make together while Daddy works late, and it is easy to heat up for his dinner later.

Last week we made Wedding Soup, which has been one of our favorites for over a year. L doesn't like touching the meat to make meatball, but prefers stirring. J enjoys peeling carrots and making meatballs.

Next week we might try Alphabet Soup. It looks fun.

So much for our culinary adventures. If you peeked at the links, you can see that we didn't venture further than Family Fun Magazine...good kid-friendly recipes.

T

February Lies Ahead

This is it. This is the month that I dread each winter. I believe that February is the greyest, coldest, longest, worst month of the entire year. And guess what? That good-for-nothing rodent "Phil" saw his shadow on this: another non-descript, grey February day.

But truly, 2 days in, February has been marvelous! Lovely blue skies and SUN appeared on the 1st. (And I should mention the Steeler's amazing victory on the same day!) Today this amazing sunset was visible out the girls' bedroom window.

It can't be all bad, right?

T