A Yummy Recipe

Wow, February already, Valentine's Day weekend. I have the boys boxes all ready for their class party,and have got another batch of cookies out of the oven. And I have a new recipe. I found this on the Weight Watchers Message Board, and it just is really tasty.

Creamy Reuben Soup

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup butter,cubed
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 cup beef broth
2 cups half and half
1/4 pound sliced deli corned beef
3/4 cup sauerkraut, drained, and rinsed well
1 cup (4 oz) swiss cheese shredded , or chopped in small pieces.
Salt and pepper to taste.


In large saucepan, saute the onion, celery,pepper in melted butter until tender.
Stir in the flour until blended,gradually add the broth. Bring to a boil, cook two
minutes until thickened. Reduce heat to low, stir in half and half, corned beef,
and sauerkraut. Do not boil. Stir in cheese until melted.

1 cup 340 calories, 26 grams fat,10 carbs.

I used low sodium broth, and fat free half and half,and margarine, so I lowered the fat and calories. The only major change I would make is use a little less cream, make the soup
a little thicker, but this is so quick, easy, and I served with flatbread crackers.

I know there are some sauerkraut lovers out there, try this, you will love it.


Patrice

It's Christmas no matter what

After all the shopping, baking, standing at line at the post office, the mall, wrapping,taping, it's finally Christmas.


I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas, joyous New Year.


Check in , and see what 2011 brings on the blog, got new ideas coming.


Patrice

Martha Stewart has some stiff competition, my door looks fabulous. Who would of thought some foam board, printed sheet music would look so great. Easy project, and inexpensive.

And I have a new recipe, a keeper of a holiday cookie.

Chewy Butterscotch cookies

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp table salt
2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
12 oz bag butterscotch chips
powdered sugar


Mix the flour, spices, baking soda in bowl, set aside.Cream butter,sugar until creamy, beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually stir in flour mixture, and butterscotch chips.Chill dough for at least an hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, lightly grease cookie sheets. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, roll in powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheet three inches apart, bake 12-14 minutes until golden.

These are great cookies, my next batch I am going to add some finely chopped walnuts.


Happy holiday baking.

My x-ray room door

Is this a solution?

I have been following the local wet/dry discussions for several months, with great interest. I have read all the economic reasons that alcohol sales in my community will boost tax revenue, encourage business growth,new jobs. But in all my years of working in emergency medicine, I cannot reasonably think of any situation that there is a problem, that alcohol would be a solution.



Enough said about that.


Patrice