Crock Pot Creamy Potato Soup

Last night I made Creamy Potato Soup... In the crock pot! Yay for crock pots!

Start out by quartering 6-7 potatoes. Dice an onion and add that to the mix. 

Add four cups of chicken broth, one can cream of chicken soup, salt, pepper, parsley, and corn. 

Let this cook on low for about four hours. Then take two cups of milk and whisk 3 tablespoons of flour into that. Pour that mixture into the crock pot along with a cup of shredded cheese. Mix this well and let it cook for another few hours. You could also add bacon or ham or anything else you'd like. (Unfortunately I don't have any more pictures. I got called into work last night and wasn't able to get the rest of them). 

Crock Pot Creamy Potato Soup

Ingredients:

6-7 potatoes, peeled and quartered

4 cups chicken broth

1 onion, diced

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can corn

1 cup shredded cheese

2 cups milk

3 tbs flour

salt

pepper

Optional: Bacon, ham beans, shrimp, carrots

Place first five ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on low for 4 hours. Whisk milk and flour together and add to crock pot. Mix in cheese and seasonings. Cook for another 2 hours or until potatoes are tender. 

Slow Cooker Mexican Tortilla Pie

I really didn't want to make lunch today. But I knew I needed to make something because Andrew and I both work tonight. So I decided on something really simple. 

 Possibly one of the easiest things I've ever made. I first took a can of refried beans and mixed it with some salsa and garlic.

Then I took a  can of black beans and added a bit more salsa and some cilantro.

Then I lined my crock pot with tinfoil and sprayed it with cooking spray.

Put a tortilla on the bottom. I had burrito size tortillas that needed to be used and had to tear them to make the fit, but a smaller size should be able to fit right down in. I also used whole wheat tortillas, mostly because that's what I had on hand. But I'm really glad I did use them. I think they held up better than flour tortillas would have.Spread the refried bean mixture, leaving about an inch around the edges. Sprinkle a little cheese. Add another tortilla followed by black bean mixture and a little cheese.

Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours. I didn't get it in and cooking until about 11:30 this morning and we pulled it out and ate at 1:00 this afternoon. It cooked really quick!

When it's finished cooking simply pull it out using the tinfoil! This means there is no washing of the crock pot, and it allows you to cut it just like you would a pie. 

Serve with sour cream and more cilantro.

Andrew enjoyed it so much he scarfed it down and then went back for seconds!

Mexican Tortilla Pie

Ingredients:

1 can Refried Beans

Salsa

2 cloves Garlic

1 can Black Beans

Chopped Cilantro

Shredded Cheese

Tortillas

Mix refried beans, 3/4 cup salsa, and garlic. In a separate bowl mix black beans, 1/2 cup salsa, and cilantro. Place a tortilla in the bottom of a crock pot lined with tinfoil. Spread with refried bean mixture, leaving about an inch around the edge. Sprinkle with cheese. Layer another tortilla and spread with the black bean mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Continue layering until you're done. Cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours. Serve with sour cream and cilantro.

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Craft Sunday

Guess what today was?! That's right. Craft Sunday! I spent all evening crafting with my mom. Wahoo! We are getting a jump start on the holidays with a Christmas Tree!
Leave a comment and let me know what ya think!

We had so much fun! The pictures aren't really in order but it is pretty basic. We had a 2x4 cut at home depot. We had blocks cut to 2 inches, 3 inches, 4 inches, 6 inches, and 7 inches. Paint the 2 inch block brown, as that is the base of the tree, then paint the others green. We did a light and a darker shade of green, but you could do it all the same. Then we took lace and used modge podge to stick it to the bottom and middle blocks. Patterned paper or anything of the sort would also be fantastic! Then we simply glued them all together!

Fall is Officially Here!

It's official folks. Fall is here. My very favorite season ever. It's jacket weather, boot wearing, leaf changing, pumpkin carving (and eating) time and I am loving life right now. In honor of fall time being here I made 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones

And another one!

That looks delightful! Unfortunately these are the only pictures I got. I found the recipe on a cute little blog called I Love My Disorganized Life. I don't like nuts and such in breads so I used chocolate chips instead. But it was a super simple recipe to follow and turned out wonderfully!