Fun Friday!

Happy Friday, my friends! And what a busy week it was - the first day of Spring arrived, the Worm Full Moon, a Supermoon, preparing for our get-together this weekend, cooking, running to my mom's house a lot, etc.

I found yet another bargain cookbook, but this one is specifically written for Crockpot recipes. I tried an easy Chicken Rice Soup recipe from it last night and will probably try a few others at some later point. Also, because fresh veggies do not keep for very long before they spoil, I substituted the celery ribs for celery seed and since we are not big fans of onions in my house, I used basil and parsley flakes instead.

Chicken Rice Soup

(1 cup = 137 calories, serves 10)

Ingredients:

8 cups chicken broth (I substituted using the reduced-sodium chicken broth instead - just my personal preference)

3 celery ribs, sliced

1 small onion, chopped

salt & pepper to taste

2 cups cubed cooked chicken

1 cup uncooked long grain rice

In a large saucepan, combine broth, celery, onion, salt & pepper;  

bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add chicken and rice; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender.

And with the soup I also made these grilled cheese sticks ...

With my mom now officially living back in her house again, I told her that since she said that she will miss my cooking for her every night I would make extra food and take it over to her. The other day she asked me to make her spaghetti so I cooked it up last night so that she will have it for dinner tonight (yes, I have been doing more cooking as of late). This is my version of  'meals on wheels' -  a microwave container of spaghetti, 5 slices of Italian bread, and a container of grated Parmesan cheese to go ... 😀

I also bought a cool little teapot set for a great bargain at a thrift shop near me. It was only $5.00!The price was right and I always wanted one of these ...

This weekend my sister and I are planning to get together for our own little Ostara/Spring Equinox ritual celebration as it is far too hard to do much during the week - Saturday's or Sunday's always seem to work out much better for us both.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!