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A Polar Express Family Fun Night

My kids absolutely LOVE The Polar Express.  We have had it on DVR since Christmas last year.  Flynn has watched ...
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Recipe: Zucchini and Gruyere Scoops

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Recipe: Sweet Chili Tuna Dip

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A Slider Trio

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Northern California Dairy Farm Tour and Cheese Tasting

Last week I was invited on a Real California Milk trip with a dozen delightful bloggers, Ketchum PR and the California Milk Advisory Board. We toured 2 dairy farms. 

I saw a lot of these.

cows

doing a lot of this

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HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

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Cooking Classes For Kids

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Chicken and Potato Soup

Chicken and potato soup

CHICKEN AND POTATO SOUP

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken breasts cooked (roughly cut, they don't need to look perfect). I cooked mine in the oven on about 350 for around 30 minutes with a little olive oil spray and seasoned with Trader Joe's 'Everyday Seasoning'. Alternatively, to make this a one-pot dish, use a pre-roasted chicken from the grocery store.
  • 5 baking potatoes (cut into 1 inch pieces)
  • 10 cups chicken broth
  • 3 serrano chiles - finely chopped
  • 3 cups green cabbage - chopped
  • 2 cups corn kernels (I steamed corn and then using a knife sliced the kernels off the cob)
  • 1 small onion - chopped
  • 1 tsp crushed garlic
  • cilantro
  • salt & pepper

Add the 10 cups of chicken stock to a large pot with the potato, onion and garlic.  Bring to the boil.  Once you can put a fork in the potatoes, but they are not mushy, add the remainder of the ingredients.  Turn the heat down to about medium and cook for a further 10 minutes. 

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