Broccoli Cheese Soup

So this recipe is supposed to like the soup from panera bread (if you haven't had it from there you need to try it. It's ohhhh sooooo good.) Now I did change it a little by not adding some things it in. I didn't add the onions or the carrots in it. I'm not sure if that makes a difference on how it taste but oh well. And also I do recommend using half & half (I've read on this ladies blog that some comments posted they used skim milk and it was too runny) Mine turned out great with the half and half and I also probably used more broccoli then I should have. But oh well i love broccoli. Here's the link on where I got the recipe from. http://www.budgetsavvydiva.com/2012/05/copy-cat-panera-bread-broccoli-cheese-soup-recipe/


Now I'll just change it up a little to what i did exactly (BTW it doesn't taste quite as good as panera bread (in my opinion) But it still taste very yummy

What You Need

1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups half-and-half ( or skim milk)
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 pound fresh broccoli ( florets only)
1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces grated cheddar cheese

What To Do

 

In a large stockpot   – melt butter. Add flour and mix for 3 minutes.

Slowly add half- half – mixing the entire time.

Slowly add chicken stock- mixing the entire time.

Let simmer on low for 20 minutes.


Add broccoli and on low for 25 minutes or until broccoli is tender

 

Season with salt, pepper;

Place soup in a blender or use an immersion blender and puree.

Heat soup over low heat and add cheese and mix till melted.

Serve ( hopefully in a bread bowl) and Enjoy

 

 

 

Mine came out a little green (lol only because i put too much broccoli in it)

 

 

Texas Toast Pizza

                                                                                     Texas Toast Pizza


So i found this recipe on pinterest (which i will be doing reviews on how i liked them and or if i think they stink) This one was good. The husband and kid loved it. Super easy to make, really inexpensive too. I found this at http://kellysrecipes.com/texas-toast-pizza  Its garlic flavor, and flaky crust is just super yummy.

8 slices frozen Texas toast garlic bread

1 cup pizza sauce

• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 24 slices of pepperoni

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place Texas toast slices in single layer on a non-stick cookie sheet.
3. Cook for four minutes (2 minutes on each side).
4. Remove from oven.
5. Spread sauce over toast.
6. Add cheese and pepperoni.
7. Bake pizzas for 4-5 minutes, until cheese is melted

I DO

So i recently did a photo session with a newly married couple. I absolutely love this photo. It's just beautiful. I love photos in black and white. It just looks classy. This photo says "LOVE"  It took some major editing to get it ike this. I have some major fog along with not very good lighting. But with some "TLC" here is the finished product. Enjoy

So I've been MIA. Life has been super crazy and busy. We just found out that we are moving to Alaska in April which is way crazy. I've lived in Dallas pretty much my whole life and now we live in Florida. Talk about climate shock. Well I'll be posting some new family owned recipes and some that I have actually done on pinterest and some photography photos that Ive done this summer. AND I've got the military ball coming up this Friday. I'm pretty darn excited. i love my dress and can't wait.