Puddle Jumping

         The end of  Wednesday is coming to a close, and I know I haven't been very good at doing a daily post like I wanted. Keep letting life get in the way :) The year is still so new and yet I feel like I am far into spring time heading into Summer,and trust me it is not because of weather! hahaaa... So much has been going on, good stuff but soo much stuff! I realized the other day that I have been doing pin up modeling for almost a 1.5yrs now and in that short amount of time I have been blessed with working with some amazing people!! Met some amazing ladies who model also some seasoned and some brandy new..
         On top of all of that, my life is busy with kids schedules like always! It was a nice treat last week to go on a date with my honey, we got to go see Cirque Du Soleil which was amazing and fun! It was the second time we were able to go to one, this one didn't have as many HUGE shows but it was still good! One good thing about being able to go on a date last week too, was that since our anniversary falls on a Monday this year, and our kids have events that they have to go to over the weekend.. hahaaa Yeap, pretty much that was our early anniversary night :) Maybe I will get a hot date to Cosco and get some hotdogs, churros and frozen yogurt hehee... 13yrs of being together!! I will try to do more posts more frequently!

Soup

For dinner tonight I made Lasagna soup!! It was soo nice to have on a cold Northwest day too! Even my little Geordan devoured it!! Trust me, he is my hardest little critic to eat, and it's not cus the food isn't good. He's just picky as all get out and I have no clue why or where it came from.
This soup though is perfect, cus you get all the lasagna goodness but it's warm and soupy,heheee :) Would have been perfect with a slice of homemade garlic bread, but alas I forgot to grab bread when we were out shopping.. Oh well, it still was all eaten except maybe two bowls worth... I hope you try this recipe and love it as much as we do!

Lasagna Soup
Yield: serves 8

Ingredients:

1 lb. Italian Sausage ( I used turkey)
1 large onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
5oz tomato paste
1 28oz can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
2 bay leaves
6 cups chicken stock
8 oz fusilli pasta or a similar shape
1/2 c finely chopped fresh basil leaves
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8oz ricotta
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of pepper
2 Cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Heat a Large soup pot over medium heat. Add the sausage out of it's casings, stirring to break up into pieces, and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the onions and cook about 6 minutes, or until onions are softened. Stir in the garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes and tomato paste. Cook until the tomato paste turns a rusty brown colour, about 3-4 minutes.

Stir in the tomatoes, bay leaves and the chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the uncooked pasta and continue to simmer until pasta is al dente. Be careful that the pasta does not get mushy. Stir in basil and season to taste. with salt and pepper.

IN a sperate bowl, mix together the ricotta, parmesan, salt and pepper. Place a spoon full of the cheese mixture in each bowl, sprinkle some mozzarella on top, then ladle the hot soup into the bowls. ENJOY!

Kitchen Update

Last weekend, we started demoing my mom's kitchen! Which was really amazing cus she has had nothing to really cook on for pfff like 13yrs. Other than bringing out some food after we tore it all up, my husband and I didn't do much of the building. All the building was my brother in-law, sister, dad and mom and of course Angus the dog, who I am pretty sure ate more sawdust than any dog alive!! hahaa silly dog! Here are a few images of the kitchen being built and it's almost there being finished too!! Still quite a bit to go but compared to before it is heaven!! I know my mom is super happy about the way the kitchen is looking and coming together. Now we just have to wait for the first meal from my mom's kitchen!! This I look forward too!!