Tuesday January 3, 2012

 

 

The Last Few Days of 2011

 

December 28 – Trying out our new Keurig

 

 

 

It is now so easy to make a cup of tea or coffee.

 

 

December 30 – Our youngest grandsons were here

A cookie for Jared

 

 

Fruit punch for Jesse

 

 

Ian playing a racing game on Xbox

 

 

Saturday, December 31

We picked up our Toyoto RAV4 – which will replace the CRV that was totalled in the accident.

 

 

Oh, my this tomato soup was good!

Earlier in the week I went through our refrigerators to sort and freeze Christmas leftovers. I found about a quart and a half of fresh tomatoes – some were sliced for sandwiches, others were diced for a salad. I knew we could not eat them all in sandwiches or salads before they spoiled, so I made tomato soup.

First I added a small amount of water to a cooking pot, then added the tomatoes. I had part of a weary looking onion, so chopped it up and added it to the mixture. Then I noticed a partial container of salsa and cream cheese (originally for a dip), and thought that should add an interesting flavor.

After everything was cooked, I put the mixture in the blender (about two cups at a time because it was hot) then poured it into a large bowl.

Next I tasted it and decided it needed a bit of brown sugar, garlic salt, and pepper.

I like to drink tomato soup, so filled the cup about 2/3 full with the soup mixture, then added milk and heated it in the microwave.

It was delightful to have on New Year’s eve.

 

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So ended 2011

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