Starting a new post of the awesome things my boys say in 2013....
Spiderman
He just told me I should nap with his
stuffed animal because she "is friendly and only venomous to her
prey." How comforting!
"That smoking guy smells like air
pollution!"
My husband talking about an ice cream place in his hometown "I used to come here when I was a little boy." Spiderman, "Wow, and they haven't torn it down yet?!"
"Mom, can you draw me a rainbow so I remember the colors? But don't look at it because I am drawing you a surprise picture."
Batman
"Birthdays and Christmas are the same, but much different. At birthdays you get presents AND you get taller."
"A puddle is like a dirty mirror in the street but you
can't use it to reflect stuff because you can't even pick it up."
"I got hiccups once. They were tricky hiccups. They went away, then tricked me and came back a lot of days later."
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Copycat Pasta e Fagioli from Olive Garden
I thought I would share my own version of this soup after having to tweak this recipe a lot. I subbed many ingredients with their lower sodium counterpart and used ground turkey instead of ground beef. So this is a slightly healthier option. And my kids loved it!
- 1 lb. ground beef or turkey
- 1 small onion, diced (you could use a 1 TBSP dried onion flakes)
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Low Sodium 14.5 oz. canned diced tomatoes
- 1 15-oz. can red kidney beans (w/ liquid)
- 1 15-oz. can Great Northern Beans (w/ liquid)
- 1 cup of spaghetti sauce)
- 1 cup low sodium beef broth
- 1 T. white vinegar
- 1 ½ t. salt
- 1 t. dried oregano
- 1 t. dried basil
- ½ t. pepper
- ½ t. dried thyme
- ½ lb. Ditali pasta (I have also used small shells since it is what I had in the cabinet)
1. Brown the
ground turkey and drain if any grease (I used super lean turkey so I just had to blot)
2. Add the onion,
carrot, celery, and garlic, and saute for 10 minutes, until vegetables are
tender.
3. Add remaining
ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring often.
4. At 50 minutes
into simmer time, in separate pot cook the pasta according to package directions, until al
dente. Do not add to soon or pasta will soak up all the liquid.
5. Simmer for 5 more
minutes and serve. Top with Parmesan cheese to serve.
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