YUMMY!

Nothing is better than soup on a cold Fall night! This is my favorite soup, it is an adaptation of traditional tortilla soup. I make it with vegan "chicken" strips and soy cheese. If you didn't know that it wasn't traditional tortilla soup, you would not be able to tell by the taste. Just ask my husband who unlike me, still enjoys real meat. This night I made it with homemade corn chips. The Gurranimals LOVE homemade chips!

Here is my recipe if you are interested. Keep in mind, I cook crazy. I don't measure anything...ever. Well, with the exception of when I am baking. So all of the ingredients are added to taste.
One package of Morningstar "Chicken" Strips
onion
garlic
celery
cilantro
bell peppers (I like to use red, yellow, & green)
2 cubes of Knorr vegetable broth cubes
olive oil
cumin
coriander
1 can of corn or hominy
smashed corn tortilla chips

In your stockpot add olive oil & cook your garlic, onion, celery & bell peppers until your onions are translucent. Add the bag of "chicken" strips and brown them slightly. Add about 6 cups of water, the vegetable cubes, & the corn or hominy. Season with cumin, coriander and cilantro. Simmer until heated thoroughly. Add your smashed tortilla chips just before serving. Garnish with soy cheese & soy sour cream.

Quilted Cards

I recently saw a post about quilted cards, sorry I can not remember where. But they were really cute and super easy to make. Here are a couple I made recently.

This was for my parents, who recently celebrated 38 years together.

This one was for a 1st birthday. The party theme was Mickey Mouse. I wrapped the present in a matching drawstring bag.

Christmas already?

Ok, not really. But I think Sid has the perfect dress to wear for her visit with Santa. I made this dress a couple of weeks ago. I am in love with the red corduroy.

Here she goes....get ready.....

TWIRL!

It passed the twirlability test. It's Sid approved!

How Cute!

How cute are these little thingys?!



And why have I not heard of them sooner? What a great idea, everyone should have these. Never heard of them either? Learn about them here.

http://www.pokenzoo.com/

Check out this giveaway!

I am super excited about this giveaway! I LOVE Alice in Wonderland, it has to be my all time favorite story!

http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/10/queen-of-hearts-and-alice-in-wonderland.html

How beautiful are these costumes?! My little pixie chick would make an adorable Alice, and she REALLY REALLY needs these costumes!

(Yes, I totally stole these pictures from the giveaway page so I can show how fantastic they are. In no way am I claiming these photos as mine!)

Bo Peep Skirt

I finished another skirt for the Pixie Chick. I used the pattern for the Bo Peep Skirt in the book Seams To Me by Anna Maria Horner. I think it came out pretty cute. Now I just need to find the perfect pattern for a top to go with it!

Pixie Power Photo of the Month

Here it is, September's photo of the month. This photo makes me smile. She is SO happy about doing housework, this will change. I must take advantage of it now!