Slices of Life

 I made one last soup for the season and wow! This was such a delicious one! Even my non-soup eater enjoyed it and had leftovers of it willingly the next day. It was such a nice easy recipe to throw together too. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces 1 -24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce 6 cups broth (I used chicken) 1/2 cup basil pesto 1 tomato; diced 1/2 pepper; minced 1/2 onion minced 1 cup kale (I used frozen but fresh would work too; just chop it fine) 2 cups whole wheat orzo First I cooked the chicken in a pan. While the chicken was cooking I added the sauce, broth, pesto and veggies to my crock pot.  I added in the chicken and turned the crock pot on low to simmer for the day. An hour before serving I added in the orzo and let it cook. It thickens up the soup nicely.  I was really surprised that even my non soup eaters gobbled this soup right up. It was so flavorful!  We only had a couple of servings left for lunches the next day!  L...

It's the last Wednesday of the month and that means it's time for What's Up Wednesday.  What We're Eating: Sunday: Pot roast, roasted potatoes, and asparagus (salmon for me) Monday: Pollock, green beans, & rice with chicken tenderloins for the boys. Tuesday: Pumpkin sausage penne with salad Wednesday: Leftover turkey with vegetable fried rice and salad Thursday: BLT grinders with chips and salad (I'll just have salad with chick peas) Friday: Basil chicken pasta with salad Saturday: Crock pot short ribs with mashed potatoes and peas (I have no idea what I'll be eating instead) What I'm Reminiscing About: We've been talking about how to handle picking Alec up from school (as weirdly his last day is on a Wednesday and he has exams Tuesday night!)... and it seems like we were just dropping him off at college yesterday! What I'm Loving: We have seen some really fabulous live performances between & Juliet and Ovo (Cirque Du Soleil) this past mo...