Our days lately have consisted of fans. Yes, plenty and plenty of fans. Plugging, unplugging, rearranging, positioning…fans. This always seems to happen during this time of the year. Our A/C unit is a sensitive little beast and when he feels overworked, he crashes…hard. Much to our luck, this always seems to happen during the dead…
Soup Recipes
Tortilla Soup
This post originally appeared on The Confident Mom’s Blog, where How To: Simplify regularly contributes monthly guest posts filled with tips, tricks and recipes to simplify life in the kitchen. One of my all-time favorite meals is a crusty deli sandwich with a warm bowl of homemade soup. I love dunking the crunchy bread into…
Butternut Squash Soup
Over the past few years, Thanksgiving has been held at our house. My in-laws drove down from Michigan and, since my husband worked during the day, I spent all day in the kitchen preparing every dish from scratch. My husband returned home late from work and upon his arrival, my father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, husband and…
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
I’m about to admit something terribly embarrassing. Here goes nothing… From when I was a baby well into my toddler years, my large Howell Jowls (Howell being my maiden name and jowls meaning cheeks…yes, my Mom likes to rhyme) and my big bug eyes made me look like I was part of the Campbell’s Soup…
Taco Soup
I’ve been on a huge Mexican food kick lately. If it were up to me, I would be eating tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and quesadillas every day. I love everything about it…thinking about it, cooking it, eating it…I love it. Another type of food that I crave, and have for lunch on most days, is soup….
Minestrone Soup
I have yet another confession to make: I love soup and I probably eat it three to four times a week. Crazy, right? Well, to me, nothing beats soup and crackers for lunch. It’s filling yet doesn’t weigh me down and holds me over until dinner. I’m not a picky eater by any means and…