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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Mexican Style Corn Soup





I made this on Wednesday.  I call it by the more boring name of "tortilla soup."  Mel & I both really love this.  One of our favorite meals is my homemade taco salad, and we like this even better.  It's very easily a 10!  It's the first time I've ever used fresh cilantro. I substituted chicken for veggie beef.  It was supposed to have garlic in it, but when I unpeeled the garlic, it was bad & I couldn't use it. I  used a spice blend that had garlic in it instead.  I will definitely make this again and again! I think I'll add black beans next time. Oh, and see how I'm trying to show the ingredients used again.  Not much room on the counter, but I can still show them.  I'll just have to cover the confectioner's oven next time for the background! 

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Menu Board for this Week

Here 's the new menu board for this week!  I'll post photos of the tortilla soup (I made it today) later; it takes too long to download.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Creamy (Veggie) Chicken & Beef Pot Pies







I made these yesterday.  My first ever attempt at a pot pie.  Mel really loves pot pies & I have been wanting to make him a homemade one.  I got the recipe off the inside of the Philadelphia cream cheese box.  But it called for a ready-made crust & I wanted to make a homemade one.  I got the crust recipe from my Cuisinart food processor book.  I made 2 different pies because I made mine with veggie "chicken" and the mixed veggies I like, and Mel's was made w/ Beef, gravy, and mixed veggies he picked out.  I loved mine, but it was a little dry, I'd maybe add 2 cream cheese sauces to it or make a veggie gravy.  I'd give it an 8 1/2 - 9.  I didn't taste Mel's (since I don't eat meat), so I asked him to rate it honestly.  He said it was a "10.  The best pot pie I have ever had."  He also said it was "perfect" and he "wouldn't change anything" and that it was his "favorite" of all the things I have made for him so far.  So of course, I will definitely make these again!!

"The Little Red Cat" Menu Board for This Week

Here's the menu board for this week!