Food for Friday - Week 9

Friday's are for Fun!!  
Today I get to hang with some of  my favorite people.  No work for this girl today!!  The "Downtown Abbey" girls will meet for lunch at a friends home and start Season 2,  after that maybe some shopping in the afternoon and then I am cooking dinner for special friends.  This will be the first time since Jeffrey has been gone that I am hosting at my home by myself.  It's time.  I love to cook and share so it will be a great evening.  Besides we are having "Angel Chicken"....so the heavenly realms will be represented too!!  I hope your Friday is shaping up to be as good as mine is going to be!!

Food for Friday - Week 9
This week I made soup because I had a bad cold and wanted something warm and comforting.  Tulsa was also predicted for snow but it went north of us....it still has been a "cold" week so soup was very welcome.

I got this recipe many years ago from one of Jeff's partner's wives, Diane Erbacher.  It is very quick and easy and delicious.  I make it at least one time every winter.  So let's get started!!

Zucchini-Sausage Soup

Ingredients:
12 ounces of Italian Sausage ( I use Turkey Sausage)
2-3  medium Zucchini (Cut into Chunks)
2 - cans diced tomatoes with Rosemary and Oregano
1 package Onion Soup Mix
1/2 tsp Italian Seasonings

  
  

 















I weighed the sausages to get the correct amount.  It was about 3 links.  I froze the rest for future use.  My son-in-law loves Brats and Sausages on the grill so.....Jon will be here the first weekend in April moving their storage from Chicago to Tulsa in anticipation of their complete move in June and we will have a picnic on the patio!!

Crumble the sausage (Remove from the casing).  Brown in a Dutch oven.  Remove and drain on paper towels if needed.

  Cut the zucchini into chunks

                              Combine the zucchini, sausage, and tomatoes in the dutch oven.

 Add 1 envelope of onion soup mix to the Dutch oven mixture.







Put the Italian Seasoning into the Pot at this time.






Complete the mixture by adding 3-4 cups of water to the pot and stirring to combine.

                                The soup should look like this when all the ingredients are added.

 Bring the soup to a bubble then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 15-20 minutes to cook the zucchini.

                                 A delicious ladle of soup ready to scoop up!

I like to top each bowl with shredded Parmesan.

 As always I had "Bucket Bread" in the refrigerator so I made a few loaves to go with the soup and to give away.  You know who you are that got bread this week!!

Since I had lots of leftovers I put some in the freezer for the next time I needed some "Comfort"!!

I hope you try this soup and enjoy it as much as I did.  It's Friday and my cold is much better so the soup "worked"....that and three days, kleenex and Nyquil!!!

 Baby Girl Quilt that I FINISHED just in time for the shower this Sunday.  I love her name.  It's made of flannel.  Soft and cozy!!
I am linking up with  Whoop, Whoop Friday , Crazy Mom Quilts  and  Richard and Tanya Quilts.    
Hop over to these blogs and see what is going on!!

I miss this little "Princess" so much but she is moving back to Tulsa in June when Daddy finishes his Fellowship.  Auntie KK is coming back too.  She will be a PGY II in Internal Medicine at OSU Medical Center.  I am so happy to have family in Tulsa again!!  I told them if they didn't come back the Mtn Mama was moving home to the mountains.......I guess it worked!!!  Hooray!!

 

Happy Trails,

Mtn Mama

Sunday Stash Report

It's been a Very Busy Weekend!!!



My "Big"  girls went back to Minnesota yesterday on the airplane.  We had to get up at 5:15 a.m. and get them to the airport for a 7:00 a.m. flight.  She will be greatly missed but left me her cold as a "Good-bye" present.  I hope they will be back in April or else I may have to make a trip North.  It's a long time till July when they will move here permanently.We had such a good time while they were here.  It was good to have lots of life back in the house.  It gets lonely with just me and Riley!!





Saturday night was "Winterset".  It is a black tie event sponsored by the Osteopathic Founders Foundation .  I teach Emergency Cardiovascular Care at the Foundation.  Jeff and I were the Chairpersons in 2005.  It is such a great event that  raises money for community organizations and scholarships to the Osteopathic Medical School.  It is always done very nicely....good food, music and lots of friends to share the evening.  It was hard going alone for the first time but I had lots of support.  These ladies ( I am on the far right in purple) have been so good to help me through my loss of Jeffrey.  The two on the left are physician's who cared for him during all his hospital stays.  They showed such kindness and literally kept him alive until he made the decision to stop treatment.  The lady beside me is the president of the Foundation.  A friend and co-worker, she is always helping me when I find a hurdle that I need help with.   It is great to have such support.  I must say the Osteopathic Community in Tulsa is "Family".  Good to have during the good times and the bad!!


Sunday Stash Report - Status Quo- Week 8

Total Yards Used this Week:  0 yards
 
Added this Week: 0 yards
 
Used year to Date:  46 1/2 yards  

Added Year to Date: 9 yards  

Net Stash Decrease for 2013: 37 1/2 yards

There was no sewing going on here this week.  Busy with Miss Ella and Jenny's visit, Downtown Abbey girls met twice to finish the First season, we did lots of crafting with Jenny after Ella went to bed, I cleaned the house,  went grocery shopping and enjoy Saturday evening at Winterset.  It was a great week with lots of great family and friends to share it with.

 Stay tuned......Tulsa may get snow again this week!!!  I LOVE it!!

Happy Trails,

Mtn Mama