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so, here's the deal. I have some frozen pizzas in the chest freezer that i love for days like this. Days where the work and kids get the better of your time, and dinner falls by the wayside. I forget to take some sort of meat out of the freezer, and i find myself, last minute, either scrambling to the grocery store to pick something up, or scrambling eggs for a breakfast dinner.
today, the frozen pizzas will do...but it's not nearly healthy enough, and i think i could do better for myself and my family, so, lets peek in the fridge.
Oh...all those veggies i bought on saturday, with the good intentions of healthy meals, are still sitting there, all cut up (because i have a strict rule of cutting up veggies before they get put away, so they are easier to use when you want them) and waiting to be made into something delicious.
so, here is what i did. I took the following ingredients, and put them all into a big pan...they are simmering as we speak, and should be ready for dinner at 5:45/6:00pm
INGREDIENTS
4 cups beef stock
6 cups water
1-2 tbsp chicken boullion powder
1 cup dry pearl barley
3/4 cup cooked frozen navy beans
1 can niblets corn
1 can cut green beans
1/2 can whole tomatoes (chopped) WITH juice
1 small zucchini, chopped
1/2 white onion, chopped
1/4 head cabbage, chopped
1/2 turnip, chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
2 bay leaves
salt & pepper to taste
few shakes of worcestershire sauce
few shakes of tobasco sauce
let all this come to a boil in your pot, stirring regularly.
once it is boiling, turn down to simmer and let cook for about 1.5 hours, till everything is nicely cooked through, and the flavours are all melded together.
here is a pic...it's from my ipod, so i apologize for the grainy look. i'll post a better one once the soup is complete, and i have a verdict for you as far as edibility of this soup is concerned (lol)...but soup is one of those things...can you really go wrong?!
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