Creamy Tomato Soup

Ingredients:
1 can chicken broth
14 Roma tomatoes
1/2 c onion
18 - 20 fresh basil leaves
minced garlic
1 tsp sugar
1 c milk
1 c heavy cream
1 T butter
salt & pepper to taste


Chop your onions & saute with garlic

Quarter your tomatoes (leave the skins on)


Boil your tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, pepper & sugar in chicken broth.


De-vein the basil & give a rough chop. Add to pot, keep soup on a low boil.

Reduce heat & add butter, milk & cream - stir continually & bring to a low boil.

Use your hand blender to puree soup.
Enjoy!

Not the best photo...but Anders & Grandpa loved it!

We froze some too... not sure how it will turn out with the milk & cream - will keep you posted.

Meat & Cheese Braid Update

Remember this post from a few months ago?

Well, we finally perfected the braid. This is how a finished one should look.

(Thanks Kari for your photo & braiding lessons)

The trick is to twist the bread 2 times & then the "tails" should be

"tucked" under the next braid.

Last weekend we made 8 (YES 8) of these.

Two were to eat right away (dipped them in marinara sauce) YUMM & 6 are in the freezer.

Another tip, we wrapped the braid in freezer paper, then in plastic wrap, then in foil.

We had some trouble with the bread sticking to the plastic wrap

once it was thawed out & hope this will help.

Enjoy!