Florida Shows

There is so much to blog about currently I'm not sure where to begin. I guess I'll begin with the start of the Florida trip - the awesome trunk show! This trunk show was the best yet! We had lots of people stop by as well as old dear friends that I haven't seen in years. It was such a great time not to mention successful! Thank you to all who came out. I can't wait to see you all again sometime.

Since I was wiped out (which is a great thing) I have been working on new pieces but will be working long and hard this week before we leave on Friday for Cape Cod! Here are some of the new pieces.

On another note, Hubs left town on business which means I have girl's night tonight! We're ordering sushi and watching Friday Night Lights. I've never seen the show before but hear its great. Have yall seen it?!

Behemoth and Pipsqueak in the forest

Hello Friday! I'm back from my travels throughout the northern/central parts of Florida. It was absolutely wonderful and I wish I were still there. However, it's good to be back home! I haven't had time to sort through all the pictures from the past week or even scour the internet for fun finds so I'll leave you with this lovely little video of the Little Man. He's really into telling stories about the big elephant named, Behemoth and the little elephant named, Pipsqueak. He's a very talkative 26 month old!! I hope this starts off your weekend on a fun note like it does mine!

Great Woods

Good Morning! I have a short recipe post today on Great Northern Woods Soup. This recipe made it into our rotation of recipes. It is oh so tasty. I can only imagine how good it's going to be come this Fall/Winter when it's cold outside. Considering, the soup sounds good and I'm in Florida and its a scorcher here you know its good! So give this one a try even this weekend or go ahead and freeze it for after the weekend when you need a break from all the grilling and pies.

Since we'll be leaving for the beach and then down to Orlando to spend some time with the Little Man and Baby O I won't be blogging until the end of next week. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 cup baby carrots, halved
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 14 ounces turkey kielbasa, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (15.8-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (6-ounce) bag fresh baby spinach leaves

Directions:

Heat a large saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add carrots, onion, garlic, and kielbasa; sauté 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 minutes. Add the broth, Italian seasoning, pepper, (I threw in some red pepper for a bit more of a kick) and beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.

• Place 2 cups of the soup in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth. Return the pureed mixture to pan. Simmer an additional 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat. Add the spinach, stirring until spinach wilts

Florida & Shows

I leave for Florida today for a whole week to spend with my family!! I couldn't be more excited! I also am having a trunk show an hour after I land in Jacksonville - let's hope I don't get delayed.