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Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup is an absolute classic.   Homemade tomato soup is  delicious and so easy, it also happens to be one of my family’s favorites. It’s easy to make on the stove top. A good heavy bottom pot, wooden spoon & immersion blender or regular blender. Ingredients: 1 medium onion 3-4 stalks of celery 6-7 carrots 1-2 tablespoons of butter Salt Pepper 1 tsp dried parsley 1 tsp dried basil 2 large cans or tomatoes  1 carton on chicken stock 1/2 cup Parmesan  Milk    or half & half  In a large pot, melt butter on medium high heat. Add large chunks of onion. Let get translucent or just a little browned. Then add celery and carrots. Large chunks is fin because this whole soup will get blended down. Season throughout cooking process. Stir regularly.  As veggies begin to soften add tomatoes. Stir well, put lid on and lower to medium/low heat. Let come to a boil stirring occasionally to avoid scalding. Once the vegetables are soft and mashable,

Monday Must Have - - 11/04/2019

A few new things that I’m obsessed with that I’ve grabbed from Amazon recently! (1) definitely not glamorous, but functional... my very best kind of find. My canister that I keep my sugar in cracked recently. With holiday baking season quickly approaching I decided it was absolutely necessary to replace it. This one is technically a flour keeper. It has a scraper/leveler feature. It’s the right size for a bag + some of sugar, light weight and latches well. (2) My leopard pumpkin shirt! I posted this on my IG feed the week of Halloween, I had so many compliments on it. I plan on wearing it throughout the rest of fall until Thanksgiving. It was comfy and soft. I did size up one and I am glad I did. (3) An absolutely non-negotiatable item at my house is a Wet Brush . I have three girls and hair is a struggle daily. This is my favorite kind of brush for tangled hair! The one I had broke recently while traveling... so I was counting down the hours until these bad boys ar