Pumpkin Week: Pumpkin Soup

There are some things that make me feel like super-productive, efficient person.  Not that these things have any relation to productivity or efficiency, I just like being on top of these things, or having them happen.  For example:

• Laying out my clothes the night before.
• Having pickles in the refrigerator.  Not that this means I have been productive and industrious by making pickles... just buying them at the store makes me feel good!  And its not like we eat a lot of pickles!  I just like having them there.  It gives me peace of mind.
• Running a pen out of ink.  Like when it actually runs out of ink.  Not dries up so the ballpoint won't roll anymore... I mean run it out of ink.  So productive.  Productive people write so much with thier pen that it runs out of ink.
• Getting up when its still dark out.  Even if that's just because the sun doesn't rise until 9 am, and I get up at 8:45.  At least I can still say to myself, "Yeah, I'm That Person that gets up before sunrise."  Never mind that everyone else is That Person too.
• Scheduling blogs posts to post, because I am so on top of things that I wrote them all ahead of time...

That's what was going to happen for pumpkin week.  I had several of the recipes typed in here way back in the first part of October.  I had the pictures taken by halfway through October.  The plan was to post every day about my new things in October (ha!)  meanwhile, behind the scenes, I would be working ahead and getting the Pumpkin Week posts lined up and scheduled to post.

I live in a dreamworld.

Peanut Butter Week: African Stew

You know how you have those family-friends-that-are-like-family?  Aren't they such a sweet, precious blessing from the Lord?


I have never lived in the same state as any of my aunts or uncles, but "Aunt Lynette and Uncle Tim" were always there at cross country and track meets, concerts, musicals, and awards banquets.  Granted, they had kids our ages, so they were there to support their own as well, but they really were (and are!) like family.  I remember when I first recognized this.

Wild Rice Soup

Let me tell you what's been happening around here.

• Wednesday I went to Walgreens and purchased kleenex, cough drops, and NyQuil.  Because we needed those things.

• I covered the garden this week.

Santa Fe Cheese Soup

I can't believe I haven't shared this recipe with y'all yet!  Its one of our favorites.  Easy and tasty.

Nine Bean Soup

Even though this recipe is called Nine Bean Soup, there are usually more than 9 types of beans in it.  I just buy bean soup mix.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

3/4 onion, chopped

3 T butter

6 c water

6 chicken bullion cubes

2 c frozen broccoli

8 oz package small noodles

1 tsp salt

1 lb Velveeta

6 c milk

Saute onions in butter.  Add water and bullion and bring to a boil.  Add frozen broccoli.  Cook until almost tender. Add noodles and salt, cook 3 minutes.  Add milk and cheese.  Heat on medium-low.

Sausage Tortellini Soup

I think I owe y'all one more healthy recipe, so here it is.  It isn't super healthy, but it isn't super unhealthy either.  Its the best I've got!  I really don't have a lot of healthy recipes, so it has been a struggle to share good ones.

Spinach Tortellini Soup

I just love this recipe because its EASY, its CHEAP, its FAST, and its HEALTHY.  Oh yeah, and its really, really, GOOD!  Does it get any better than that?