I hope that you are all having a great week with your families and friends. I started putting away most of my Christmas decorations and all I have left is to take down two trees! I know some of you are saying, just what exactly have you taken down then, but I had decorations is my kitchen, family room, bedroom, front hall and living room! It feels so good to start cleaning it all up and organizing a bit. I have decided that I have to clean out my clothes closet before I can hang up anything new in there, so that is really quite a challenge, since I have not gone through my closet and really dejunked for a couple of years! But the new year is always a good time to organize and start fresh, so that is my goal! I am going to do one rod, shelf and drawer at a time so it is not too overwhelming!
Are you tired of all the Christmas food yet? I know I am ready to go back to the good old homemade soups and salads, etc. Here is a recipe I found for a Copycat Zuppa Toscana and then I adapted it to make it more the way that I thought it should be. :) This is a great hearty soup that is so good for you! It is a meal in and of itself and all I added was a butterflake roll to make the meal complete.
Here is the recipe:
Zuppa Toscana Soup
4-6 servings
Ingredients:
1 lb mild Italian sausage
2 large russet potatoes, sliced in half, then cut in ¼ inch slices
1 large onion, chopped
½ cup real bacon bits
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups kale, chopped
2 cans chicken broth-14.5 oz
1 quart water
1 cup whipping cream or half & half
Directions:
- Brown sausage and drain off the oil.
- Place the onions, potatoes, chicken broth, water and garlic in a pot. Cook on medium heat until the potatoes are done.
- Add the sausage and bacon bits and salt and pepper to taste.
- Simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Turn to low heat and add kale and cream.
- Heat through and serve.
- Can garnish with more chopped kale and course ground pepper.
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