Hamburger Soup

Hamburger Soup!

Easy to make, a great slow cooker recipe, and oh so swell to freeze. I love dinners you can make once and eat twice!

1.5 lbs Ground Beef (I always use extra lean)

1 medium onion, chopped finely

28oz canned tomatos

3 cups beef broth

1 cup tomato soup

4 carrots chopped finely

1 bay leaf

3 sticks celery

parsley (use own judgement)

1/2 tsp thyme

pepper to taste

8 tbsp barley

Personally the barley is my favorite part so I often add extra. Brown meat , add onions, then through everything else in your pot and simmer for 2 hrs, or all day, whichever works for you!

In Other News:

Lumsden's first snowfall! October. This is an old picture I kept meaning to post.

Stars and Kitchens

This week has not been kind. It was 'one of those Mondays' that has become the monster of 'one of those weeks'. Amaris has decided she has a huuuge attitude problem, and Jamison has been super gassy. It's also the one of the few weeks left until we leave for our much deserved Christmas holiday! I can't wait to have tons of hands available to hold my babies, ah, to take a shower without two kids in the bathroom = bliss.

Also, Jamison decided not to sleep last night. Ugh. But in more upbeat news, I bought three stars from Dollarama (I mean, uh, Pottery Barn) and I think they're super cute on my hearth. What do you think? I really would love to get a wreath for above them, but alas, there isn't much point since we leave next week for HOME. Will I ever call Saskatchewan home? Will I ever call anywhere that gets -35 home? That would be like admitting that we're stuck here.

Also I've been all over this dinner making business lately (no easy feat with two kids under two). Last night was hamburger soup, I'll post the recipe tomorrow!

In Other News:

In the website I'm loving right now, Young House Love, there was a link to this:

Cutest Homemade Kid's Kitchen EVER! Check it out, couldn't be sweeter, now to convince my Dad to make one for Amaris....