I am rounding out my Soups & Stews recipes with a variation on the classic tomato soup. By adding a few simple ingredients, this becomes an Italian take on the original. Also, this easy tomato based soup can be converted to a vegetarian version by simply replacing the chicken broth with a vegetable broth. For vegan, try substituting rice pasta shells.
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Since returning from not-s0-chilly Boston in January, I've had just a couple of things to finish up before feeling like I've actually finished up with the Sibert Committee. My house was still cluttered with hundreds of books that needed to be dealt with, for one thing. And I had a request from the Cincinnati chapter of SCBWI to talk at one of their meetings about the award. When I asked my baking buddy Donna over to make pizzelle, our intention was not to make cookies for Valentine's Day. It was mostly to experiment with the new Pizzelle Maker I had wanted for years and finally ended up purchasing for myself since, you know, my Christmas Wish List failed to come through for me. I bought a CucinaPro Piccolo Pizzelle Baker which makes (4) 3-1/4" pizzelle at a time. Here's the second version of a potato soup, as promised. This one is easier to make than the one given in week 6. It's also a crock pot recipe, but the ingredients are already prepared with the exception of the bacon which needs to be cooked (although I'm sure you could use Bacon Bits as an alternative if you don't want to do that, or leave them out completely.) Just dump everything into the crock pot and let it go. Super easy and super delicious! Here is one version of a crock pot recipe for a potato soup from Family Circle magazine. Next week I will post another potato soup recipe using completely different ingredients. Both are good. This first version is very creamy and is especially good leftover. There is no meat or chicken stock used in this recipe, so it is good for vegetarians. It does require a bit of prep work, though. If you consider cutting potatoes, onions, and broccoli too much work you might prefer next week's version instead. |
I remember the excitement of visiting the public library as a child. The magic and suspense of reading favorites like The Velvet Room and The Secret Garden tugged at my imagination. Biographies of George Washington Carver and Betsy Ross allowed me to see the lives of those who came before me and to appreciate their accomplishments. Poetry collections like my favorite The Tall Book of Poems, which I took with me on sleepovers, introduced me to a range of poetry where I could consider how the placement and rhythm of words affected your mood – sometimes bouncy, other times melancholy. Plus, I really loved the way that book felt in my small hands. My goal in writing children’s books, I think, is an attempt to recreate those feelings, those early years of reading books where everything seemed possible.
I received an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and won the Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award from SCBWI. I worked as a Children's Librarian for 20 years and still prefer to read books written for young people. I have two Cavapoo dogs named Prince Albert and Daisy Wu, and a black kitten named Mortimer. I am married and split time between homes with my husband Rod in Dayton, OH and in Cadiz, KY where we enjoy our pontoon boat on Lake Barkley.
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