Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Seasons



We feel so blessed to live some place where we get to experience the changes of the seasons. It's energizing. Yesterday we had a nice bath of fresh rain poured over us. So wonderful for our thirsty yard. The mountains were dusted with snow and our deck shivered with the white stuff. I spent the day organizing wool, cleaning the house, visiting an antique shop and cooking up a hearty batch of soup!

Here is the "basic" recipe I put together...


Garden Vegetable Tortellini Soup

1 package of cheese tortellini
64 oz. chicken broth
1 large can pureed tomatoes
2 -3 cups diced assorted fresh veggies such as: tomatoes, zucchini, onions,
carrots,
new potatoes, kale, garlic etc. Whatever you have on hand.
1 -2 cans white beans, drained

Boil the tortellini as package directs. Drain. Meanwhile saute veggies about 5-8 minutes. (I chopped a large leaf of Kale to throw in the pot later) In a large pot combine all ingredients and simmer for 15-20 minutes to allow flavors to marry.
I seasoned with S&P, Italian Seasoning
and some cayenne pepper.
Such a yummy meal served with some nice crusty bread!

One last thing per request from our friend Hilary and ANYONE
else who loves Cafe Rio's Pulled Pork Salad ~

5 comments:

Lisa said...

What beautiful pics and post...makes me very hungry! I also love this time of year. Laughed/cried when I saw the snow on the mountains yesterday!

hgweible said...

Thank you for caring for the old folks down the hill and feeding my family far away from you.
What on earth would we do without you??
Oh, and do you know about ourbestbites.com?
Take a peek when you get a minute and thanks again.
Love you all dearly,
h.

Jake Lindsey Molly Owen said...

yum! Just might have to try it :)
Loved your last post too...can"t wait to try the honey and come to the open house!
way to go, dad! 85 miles is awesome-we thouhjt of you all day.
can;t wait for this wknd
xo

Rarely David usually Lisa said...

Man, oh man. That soup looks so tantalizing!

Unknown said...

Hey, mind if I snag your recipe? It looks lovely!