ivywild: fall

Friday, November 13, 2015

fall soup.

let me be clear, sweet friends:

i'm not a chef. in college i mostly ate cold cereal and fruit.

(here's a link to a real foodie's blog)

meal planning baffles me, and grocery shopping irritates me.

i like simple recipes that don't take a long time.

and with all the cooking videos going around social media,

i got inspired and decided to make my own of the easiest, tastiest, crockpot potato soup.

hope you like it, friends. full recipe below.

4 potatoes (chopped makes it easier)

1 carrot (sliced)

2 tbs butter (refrigerated and cubed)

1 onion (chopped)

2 cloves of garlic (chopped)

3 cups of water

1 spoonful of chicken bouillon

(you could just do chicken broth,

instead of the water and bouillon

but i didn't have any in the house...)

salt & pepper (to taste)

1/3 cup flour

1/2 cup milk

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combine potatoes, carrot, butter, garlic, onion water, and bouillon in crock pot
(i like to see a little bit of water/chicken broth peeking up in the bowl)

cook on high for 4-5 hours/ until the potatoes are soft

mash potatoes

salt and peper to taste

add flour and milk

serve in bowl with cheese, green onions and bacon

SO EASY, RIGHT?????

that's all. happy friday.

Monday, October 26, 2015

pumpkin patch II.

teddy's first pumpkin patch visit from this post was super fun, but it happened before gideon came down to texas to join us.

obviously we had to make another trip to a patch as a family, right?

sometimes i look at pictures like this, and i'm like, "cute baby." and then i realize he's our baby and we get to keep him forever, and it just makes my day.

i'm still not used to the fact that there's three of us now.