- waking up without an alarm clock
- going to church and being reminded about what matters most
- yummy Mexican food lunch with R
- beautiful warm Colorado weather
Here is the beef stew and butternut squash recipe. Hope your Sunday was a good one.
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Meh.
Still feeling blah but my sore throat feels a little better. R is making clam chowder for dinner.
This recipe is our favorite.
Lame post numero dos. Check.
Vegetarian Chili and Cornbread.
This isn’t a soup but I think it counts anyway. I’ve thought about ditching meat completely from time to time. This recipe for Vegetarian Chili completely fooled me and I didn’t miss the meat. It is thick and substantial. (I found the bulgur wheat at Whole Foods.)
I made it for my in-laws this past weekend and they had seconds. The truest compliment to a cook. After it was simmering on the counter I thought about wanting cornbread to go with it so I found this recipe for cornbread muffins. The muffins were a little dense and I would like them lighter. But overall they were very easy and delicious.
I would make both again soon, maybe when there is snow on the ground.
Butternut Squash and Ginger Shrimp.
Yum. This Butternut Squash Soup with Star Anise and Ginger Shrimp was flavorful but I don’t think I’ll make this again without making a modification here or there. I should have read over the comments more but I just wanted to go for it. This soup was a little too watery for me so next time I would leave out the water like others have suggested. The shrimp was expensive but delicious and complimented the dish well.
I need to buy some of those goggles from Sur La Table because I was bawling while cutting the scallions. Two thirds of a cup is a lot of slicing and dicing and I’m not exaggerating, I was letting out buckets of tears. I tear up with onions but this was something else.
Might make it again but other soups have cut in line so it might be awhile.
We should have a new disposal installed tomorrow, thank God!
Illustration Friday – Skinny a.k.a. The Skinny
My entry for Illustration Friday’s theme of Skinny, the slang version. Fun fun fun.
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I’m trying to do these every week again. So there I said it, it is out there and I’m committed. Uh oh.
Soup recipe will be posted tomorrow. 
Chicken corn chowder.
The first soup we have made so far is Chicken Corn Chowder. We aren’t making soup every day but we’ll be making new and old recipes this month. Raul mentioned making lentils, black eye pea soup, this corn chowder and a clam chowder. So far I have a butternut squash and ginger shrimp recipe.
Definitely will be making this chowder again. Goes great with garlic bread. I think I’ll add that recipe too.
Hearty and delicious.
The recipe is after the jump.