Taco Soup and Salad

Here's another way to eat your taco soup.  In a bowl, fill with lettuce about half way.  Pour soup on top to desired amount.  Then sprinkle with cheese and drizzle a little ketchup on top.  Seriously, an awesome warm meal, with a good light salad at the same time.  We love eating it this way.  You can also do this with chili. 

Taco Soup

Thanks Mom for the recipe! My family has this soup all the time in the winter and I love it! It is also very very easy! I cooked mine in a crock pot, but you can also simmer it in a pot if you want.

Here's what you need:

1 lb ground chicken or turkey

1 onion, chopped

2 cans corn

2 cans kidney beans

2 cans diced tomatoes

1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce

1 package ( or 3-4 Tbsp) Taco Seasoning

Begin browning meat with the onion on  medium heat in a skillet

Cook until meat is no longer pink and onion is soft

Add corn (with the water from the can!)

Add kidney beans (with the juice water from the can!)

Add tomato cans (with the water from the can!)

Add tomato sauce (there is no extra water in this can!)

Add taco seasoning

Add meat and onion (no need to drain, unless you are using ground beef)

Stir and heat in the crock pot on high for 1-2 hours, or simmer in a pot on a stove for 30 minutes.

Serving options: shredded cheese, Fritos, sour cream, cilantro

Holiday Stewed Fruit

This dessert is perfect to make around the holidays because it fills your entire house with great holiday spice aromas and it warms you up on a cold night! So I couldn't think of a better way to welcome the holidays to my blog than with this recipe!  Not to mention, it's pretty darn tasty too!

Here's what you need:

3 lbs of fruit (apples and pears are great for this)

1 1/4 C. sucanat (you can use regular sugar, but sucanat is better for you)

2 tsp. lemon zest

Juice of 2 lemon wedges

2 tsp of Pumpkin Pie Spice (or you can use your own preferred combination of ground cinnamon, ground clove, and ground nutmeg)

Water to fill the crock pot

Rinse and peel your fruit

Slice your fruit and place in a crock pot

Add lemon zest and lemon juice

Add spices and sucanat

Stir to evenly coat your fruit. Then fill with water until the fruit is almost covered, but not quite.

Turn on the crockpot to high for 2- 2 1/2 hours. 

Your fruit will be soft when it is done. 

Serve warm and enjoy! It is really yummy with vanilla ice cream, just sayin!