Bread Bowl

Yesterday was Tuesday, my self-proclaimed "No Cooking" day. The hubby had to work late and the oldest kid had Culinary School... so, the middle and the youngest and I were on our own.

I wanted Panera Bread, middle wanted*gag* McDonalds and little doesn't care what he eats, so he was open to anything.

I went to Panera and got a half sandwich and a "Bread Bowl" of soup. I got my order to go so I could get middle her Micky-D's. Little had "real" food at home. Real food that included something from each of the 6 (?) food groups.

When we got home, I sat at the table, overly excited about my Bread Soup Bowl... I pulled the center out of the pre-cut bowl, emptied out some extra bread, and poured my soup into the hole. I was WAY excited to see that there was going to be extra soup... until I started eating. That's when I realized the worst of my fears... there was more bowl than soup. As much as I tried, there was always going to be more bowl than soup.

It really ruined it for me. I will never be the same.

A-B-C-D- Etc....

I made a scrumptious soup last night. My 17 year old ate it like he had never eaten before. We must remember though, that he is 17 and if he goes longer than 3 hours without eating, he is "starving to death".

Anns (easy) Alphabet Soup

12 cups water

10 Chicken Bouillon Cubes

6 Carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks

6 Celery Stalks, cut into 1 inch chunks

1 Onion, sliced

2 8 oz Packages cooked chicken strips

1 Small Can Chicken Broth

3/4 Box of Prince Brand Alphabets

Fill large soup pan with water, add carrots, celery and onions. When it begins to boil, add bouillon cubes. Let simmer for about an hour or until the veggies are soft. When veggies are soft, add can of chicken broth, chicken strips and Alphabet Noodles. Cook for about 7 minutes or until noodles are done to your liking.

I served this with a loaf of crusty bread.

It made a lot of soup. Enough to feed my family of 5 with a little left-over for my sons lunch today.

ENJOY!

Blue Turkey...

There is a Sub Shop near my house that makes the most amazing subs. Seriously amazing.

I created this recipe after craving my favorite sub from the shop. It's truly delish!



BLUE TURKEY PANINI

2 pounds sliced deli turkey
Danish Blue Cheese
Fresh Spinach Leaves
Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Red Onion, sliced
Honey Mustard
Panini Bread

Lay bread flat and spread on Honey Mustard... top with turkey, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach leaves, red onion and blue cheese. Fold over and throw on heated panini maker. Cook until it is warmed through. Delish!

If you don't have a panini maker, you can use regular sub bread.

I made these last week thinking there would be enough stuff left-over that we could eat it for lunch the next day. Didn't happen.