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Tortellini Soup

One of my favorite traditions of Thanksgiving is making tortellini soup from stock created with the leftover turkey. My uncle Harold, introduced my family to this and it's been something that we always look forward to. You can also create this with stock from a box and with chicken any time of year, but this is a sure fire way to use every little bit of the Thanksgiving turkey.  To make the stock, just place the turkey carcass in a large pot and cover with water. Cook on low until the meat easily falls off the bone. You will then remove the carcass and pull off any remaining meat to return to the pot. You know have stock!  Be sure to remove all bones and pieces. You can replace the chicken and stock in the recipe below with the homemade turkey one. Tortellini Soup 1-1/2 cups water or chicken broth 1 carrot, chopped (1/2 cup) 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 onion, chopped (1/3 cup) 1/8 tsp pepper In large sauc...

My So Called Crazy Life

I really do have the best intentions.  Life just gets in the way sometimes.  I owe a follow-up on my last project I blogged about.  I'm actually really happy with the results, just not the time to took to complete OR the insane amount of time to post here.   Remember when I posted this? It was my inspiration for a project.  My cousin recently had a baby, and I wanted to make something for her.   So, this is what I ended up with: Cute, huh?  I love the different colors.  I just made up a pattern and placed it on the onesie to get the size right.  Then I cut it out, ironed interfacing on - to stabilize - and then zigzagged around it. But I didn't want to leave out the big sister, so it turned into two projects. But did I stop there?  NO!  I decided to put some ruffles on the little pants I got.  Didn't want the new baby to get cold while out visiting family for Turkey Day. Cuteness overload! Here are the two together a...