In the kitchen....
Cooler temperatures
also mean it is time for soup. Ann Marie thinks everyone should own
a slow cooker, what a joy to come home to a tasty soup, stew or roast on
a frosty evening. During a kitchen remodel last year we lived well
with a slow cooker, and microwave for 6 months until our beautiful space
was finished. Here is our one of our favorite slow cooker recipes,
enjoy soup one day and beef sandwiches the next:
Slow Cooked Beef Kale
Soup
1 beef roast (chuck
or rump)
2 cups chicken broth
plus 4 cups water
2 potatoes, chopped
in 1 inch pieces
1 large onion, chopped
½ teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
4 cups fresh kale,
vein removed
Salt to taste
Place roast in slow
cooker, add potatoes and onion. Add chicken broth and
water. Sprinkle
with black pepper. Cook on low until meat is tender,
about 8 hours.
Remove roast. Chop enough meat to make 1 cup of bite size
pieces and add these
back into slow cooker. (Use remainder of roast for
sandwiches at a future
meal) Stir in kale and let simmer for 5 to 10 minutes until kale is wilted.
Add salt and more black pepper, if desired.
Now back in the kitchen, we can enjoy
fresh bread with our tasty soup!
(FYI, the cabinets are Lyptus®,
a selection of Eucalyptus urophylla xEucalyptus grandis, isn't
it a lovely wood!)
Fall rain brought beautiful rose blooms in November and December, they still look great and smell sweet after the first freeze! Fresh roses & some greenery make holiday decorating a snap!
