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Today I made Taco Soup! It’s my absolute favorite!!!
My ingredients were all home canned foods and all but the black beans were grown or harvested locally.
A rough recipe: (measured with my heart)
Ground beef
Tomatoes
Corn
Black beans
Onion
Chicken broth
Homemade taco seasoning

Taco seasoning recipe here:
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a83222/how-to-make-taco-seasoning/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_pw_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_17963889983&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17957914252&gbraid=0AAAAABxutSq61wna8IDYc_7Rn8Xss_J1w&gclid=Cj0KCQiAiebIBhDmARIsAE8PGNKOEfrPHWSueUKFon2R2U5Tj9DYSJM1J6j_4EQA0zNbIc05J6ljNBcaAqFgEALw_wcB

Usually I would also add diced green chiles, but they’re store bought so I left them out this time.
I cut the onions (from the garden!) and sautéd them and then just threw the rest of the ingredients in the instant pot and let it cook on the slow cooker setting for an hour and a half.
I made enough for the whole family for dinner with enough leftover for hubby to take some in his lunch tomorrow.

This was my Thanksgiving dinner.
I spent the day deep cleaning my kitchen, then cooking and enjoying this delicious meal.
My son went to his dad's for the holiday, so it was just me and our 2 pups.
Lots of leftovers for the next 2 or 3 days! I used up some aging stuff in my fridge/freezer that I cleaned out today, and some of the green onions I had re-planted from the store (let's see if it grows back again!), and some fresh rosemary I have growing in a pot on my porch.
Happy Gratitude Day, everyone! ❤️🥳
I am grateful for my little family, and how God has provided for us through hard times.
I found a picture of my dog Banjo when she was a puppy, OMG she was so cute! She still is, but now she's getting to be an old lady. So am I 👵🐶

RECIPE: Potato Corn Chowder

Ingredients
-2 lbs (5 med-large) Yukon Gold Potatoes, diced
-2 large Carrots, sliced
-4-5 cups Corn Kernels
-1 Onion, diced
-1/4 Cup Cheese (cut small or shredded)
-1/2 Cup Raw Cashews
-1 Cup Milk
-3 Cups Veg Broth
-1 TBS Butter
-Seasonings: Salt and Pepper, Powdered Paprika, Dried Tarragon, Dried Thyme, Powdered Onion (1/2 - 1 tsp each)
-Chopped Green Onions and rosemary for garnish

Instructions
1-Saute carrots and onions until translucent
2-add potatoes with pinch of salt, cook for a few mins
3-add corn and seasonings, stir well.
4-add broth. Boil until potatoes are soft.
5-Blend the milk, cheese and cashews with 2 cups of the chowder. Then add it back to the pot to make it creamy. Adjust seasonings as desired for taste.
6-dish up and garnish.

.... let's not forget what turkeys are grateful for today ::: vegans, lol ....

Roasted tomato soup intended to feed 4 with bread
12 large tomatoes
2 onions
2 sticks of celery
2 tiny sad carrots
2 potatoes
Bunch of fresh basil

Roast for 20 minutes
Put in soup pot with water simmer until very soft
Blend

Chunky vegetable beef soup

Carrot
Onion
Carrot
Beef and drippings
salt
pepper
olive oil
Add hot water to about 1" shy of ingredient's. Cook to desired tenderness. I cook a little firm as this will last me 4 days. I reheat on woodstove so it always cooks a little more.  I make flat bread on the propane stove top to go with it.