Friday, February 7, 2014

Flashback Friday - 10 Year High School Reunion

In 2008, I attended my 10 year reunion high school reunion.  For you who aren't quick with math, I graduated in 1998 :)

I had a fabulous time with some great friends!
Gretch & me

Marci & Me (one of my favorites of us!)

Me, Alana, Sara & Bren

Me, Marci & Jess

Marci, Justin & Me

Me, Sara, Gretch, Jess, Bren & Alana

The girls - Jess, Marci, Sara, Me, Alana, Bren, Gretch & Mandy
 I am so blessed to be in touch with all of them!  And even saw everyone (except Mandy) this year!!

98!!!


Monday, February 3, 2014

Simple Tomato and Corn Soup

I've been craving soup the past couple months since it's been so cold and love trying new soups.  So when I found this recipe for Tomato and Corn Soup it looked yummy & easy, so I tried it!

Ingredients:

1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes, if you use salt-free then add salt to taste
1 (10 oz) can creamed corn
1 cup skim or low fat milk
1/2 medium onion, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons olive oil
about 3-4 green onion stalks, chopped
additional salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
  1. Heat medium pot, add olive oil. Once oil is hot, add onion and garlic and cook until transluscent.
  2. Add canned tomatoes. Cook for about 3 minutes until combined well with onion/garlic mixture.
  3. Add canned creamed corn and milk. Stir to combine evenly, then slowly bring to boil.
  4. Reduce heat, add green onions and salt/pepper to taste.
  5. Cook for about 5 minutes until soup is combined well.
  6. Serve warm with your favorite bread or crackers.
You can find the original recipe by clicking here.

I could not find green onion stalks, so I omitted those.  It was definitely easy to fix and was good, but slightly bland.  It definitely needed some more spices.

Here is a pic from the original blog:

And here is how mine turned out: