Cabbage Soup

Cabbage Soup, paired with cornbread

Sorry!! I am slacking on the prep photos, but this is BEYOND super easy!!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 medium to large head of cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 11.5 ounce can V-8 tomato drink
• 1/2 package Trader Joes Turkey bacon (or any turkey bacon), cut and diced
• 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
• 2 cups broth, either chicken or beef
• seasonings, as desired (I used a bit of salt, pepper, and garlic)...I add red pepper flake to my bowl later for a nice kick!

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cook diced bacon in a soup pot with a bit of water (1/4 cup) for a few minutes to release flavor.
2. Add in carrots and broth
3. Simmer over medium low heat for about 5 mins
4. Add cabbage and any seasonings you desire
5. Simmer over low for 20 mins
6. Add in V-8, stir
7. Serve (you can garnish with a sprinkle of parmesan if you desire)

This is fabulous with cornbread!!

Hand Scrub

Easy peasy hand scrub & *brag* this rosemary is from my own herb bed 

Epsom Salt, light oil, peppermint extract, honey, rosemary (fresh)

Fill jars intended for scrub till there is 1/2 inch remaining, pour all salt into bowl for mixing. For recipe guidelines-(I used 4 small Ball jars)

Chop up rosemary-take in a deep breathe of that awesome aroma (approx. 1/4 cup)

Add 4 tbsp honey, 1/2 jar peppermint extract, rosemary and 1/4-1/2 cup oil to salt

Mix, you can always add more oil if needed.

Scoop mixture back into jars

Decorate

Gift

Soy Burgers?!?! Say What?

Yes. I must admit, I love Boca burgers, always have.  In general I try to avoid foods laden with soy, but this is one exception I make on occasion.

I love the taste, texture and the caloric value, pure win.  In Boca's defense, the soy is non-GMO, meaning not genetically modified in some lab, it is made from soy as God made it. Most of their burgers contain around 100 calories each so I generally have a double burger and I also am not ashamed of that HA HA.  If you haven't tried them out or you need to steer away from the 'steers' [aka-red meats] for cholesterol or other dietary restrictions, give this a go.  I cook mine in a skillet and sprinkle a bit of Worcestershire, pepper, and seasoning salt-LOVE IT.  Last night I made one with salsa and a bit of guacamole which ended up being fantastic.

I recently purchased some Boca crumbles and I am siked to work up some recipes with them.  Give them a go and let me know what you think.