Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Recipe: Chicken and Wild Rice Crock Pot Soup

I'm trying to work out my recipe rolodex. It is currently in pitiful shape. I don't cook very often, and I cook the same stuff repeatedly. Now that I'm going to be working from home {100% remember? grin}, I am optimistic that I will be able to cook more. {Who knows - a month from now I might laugh at that optimism.} So anyway, yesterday I made a 100 Days of Real Food crock pot recipe. It was easy {prep time was maybe 20 minutes}! It was healthy! It was good!

Ingredients:

  • medium onion, 1/2 - chopped
  • 3 celery ribs - diced
  • 6 - 8 ounces fresh mushroom {full disclosure - I skipped this}
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup whole grain wild rice
  • 1 pound raw, boneless, skinless chicken breast - cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 tsp salt {I think it needed a little more}
  • 1/2 tsp pepper {ditto the salt}
  • 8 cups chicken broth {I think next time I will do 6 cups and make it thicker}
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • Optional topping - toasted almonds {I forgot to buy these!}
Cooking:
  • Combine everything but broth and cream in crock pot.
  • Cover with broth.
  • Cook on low for 4-5 hours.
  • Top with cream and mix. Add toasted almonds.
  • EAT


Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Book Club Goes to the Movies: Gone Girl

Another installment of 'Book Club Goes to the Movies'! We must do an amazing job of picking books because we have 2 more coming up in the near future of books we read with the group being made into movies!


You can read the plot synopsis and my review of the book HERE if you're so inclined. I enjoyed the movie about as much as I did the book - it's such a creepy, disturbing story with characters you can't really LIKE, but the plot is so unique, good, and twisty...it's hard to not enjoy the movie! Ben Affleck was so great, and I have loved Rosamund Pike since Pride and Prejudice. Lots of great performances that really brought the book to life.

It wouldn't be a book club get-together without lots of talking {after the movie of course} and some alcohol. We finally also got a group picture {minus 2 members}. We also got great news that another book clubber is preggers {after lots of heartbreak}, so we have TWO spring babies coming this year...so far!!

I think the best part is the 'creeper' shadow in the background!