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May. 22, 2009

Restoring Order (Part Two)

Well, I did my menu plan, which worked out well this week. It was so nice to come home after a long day yesterday and smell my Nacho Pumpkin Soup cooking away in the crock pot!

I did not get anything accomplished in the winter clothing area, unfortunately. We were so busy this week, which was a wonderful blessing: it's great to be out and about with friends, enjoying the warm weather! Yesterday was in the 80s, and we got our math and grammar lessons done early so as to enjoy the afternoon at a fun birthday party! This time of year, I'm so thankful that we homeschool, and that we are free to do these things.

If you need the inspiration that my own blog is woefully lacking this week, you can visit the other participants of Restoring Order. Hopefully many of them had more success with their order-restoring than I did! :)

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Jun. 1, 2009 - Nacho Pumpkin Soup

Posted by Tanya

Isn't there some rule about mentioning a recipe without including a recipe or a link to said recipe. If not, there should be. Nacho Pumpkin Soup sounds delish. Please share.

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Posted by JandRlearnathome

Whoops! LOL

Here you go:

Nacho Pumpkin Soup

*One large can pumpkin puree (unsweetened)
*One can diced tomatoes with chilis
*4-6 cups broth (I usually use homemade chicken, but I've also had it with vegetable broth, and a friend of mine made it with clam broth, yum!)
*1 Tablespoon chili powder (or more to taste)
*the equivalent of two bags of frozen veggies. Use whatever you like. We like it with a bag of frozen cauliflower, 1/2 bag of corn, and 1/2 bag of green beans. You can use fresh instead if you want.
*You can put in a can of black beans if you want, but I never do this.
*salt/pepper to taste

Dump all of the ingredients in the crockpot. Stir. Set on low for 8 hours. (If you're using frozen cauliflower or broccoli, break it up before putting in the crock pot)

Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a small handful of shredded Mexican or cheddar cheese, if desired.

If yo'ure doing weight watchers (which I am), the soup without the cheese and sour cream is one point per serving, or two points if you use the black beans!

Enjoy! :)

Edited by JandRlearnathome on Jun. 1, 2009 at 6:30 AM

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Welcome to our blog! I'm Michelle, wife to John (usually called Dad around these parts, and also in this blog). We have two awesome, silly kids: J, our son, who is 8 1/2, and R, our daughter, who is 6. I'm also a freelance writer who enjoys scrapbooking and reading in my spare time. This blog was started several years ago in Florida, but we moved back to our native Connecticut a year ago this spring. Come see how we spend our days, and what types of things my fingers come up with when I take a few minutes to blog. Enjoy!