Taco Corn Soup

Well... today surely was a soup day.

It was just hard deciding which

soup to make. I decided on a

classic, taco corn soup. 

 It's good, it's easy and it's comforting.

The recipe we used at home was in

our school cook book from ages ago.

I didn't have that cook book here,

so I went a dumping and a pouring

and came up with this.

Comforting to the core.

Taco Corn Soup

1 lb. hamburger

1 medium onion, chopped

1 quart of tomato juice

1- 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes

1- 28 oz. can of Bush's Original Baked Beans

1 pint of corn

3 Tbsp. taco seasoning

3 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. chili powder

 1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. seasoned salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

2 Tbsp. corn starch (to thicken)

Fritos

cheddar cheese

sour cream

Brown hamburger and onion. Add remaining ingredients

and simmer for 20-30 minutes. If you like your soups

thick like me- dissolve 2 Tbsp. of cornstarch in a little

water and add to soup while simmering.

Top with fritos, cheese and sour cream.

Enjoy the rain,

Hope

Joshua's 25th Birthday Party

Yesterday my husband turned 25.

My, we are getting old.

I threw an outdoor party

for him which turned out to

be quite chilly- we survived

by the camp fire.

It was a fun, fall evening.

 The birthday boy really was happy about his party.

Even though the photo does not portray this.

Happy birthday Hubby.

I love you,

Hope

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

I needed some cookies for

Joshua's lunches and started

paging through cookbooks.

I was trying to talk him into something

besides chocolate chip cookies.

He wanted chocolate crinkles and all

kinds of cookies that have to be

 refrigerated before baking.

I came upon Chewy Oatmeal Cookies,

and that was it. I have been looking

for a chewy oatmeal cookie 

recipe for a long time. 

It was like finding a long lost friend.

 

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup Crisco

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

4 cups oatmeal

1 cup flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup currants or 1 cup raisins

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 cup coconut

Mix together in order given. Bake at 350 for 10-11 minutes.

Under baked they fall flat and over baked they aren't as chewy.

I found that 11 minutes was perfect. Even if they seem a little wet,

they will dry up once they sit a little.

Enjoy,

Hope 

Festive Foods

Since life is so busy I haven't 

had time to create new recipes.

I have been using some from 

last years stash. Here are

a few I have posted before

that are wonderful for

this time of year.

Caramel Apples

Apple Bars

Pumpkin Muffins

Apple Dumplings

White Chili and Corn Bread

Chili

Bacon Corn Chowder

Vegetable Beef Soup

Happy Fall,

Hope

Hopefulthings Floral Designs

I will have more floral arrangements

for sale this Friday and Saturday

at the Shenandoah Heritage Market.

Blessings,

Hope