Roasted Cauliflower Soup

Roasted Cauliflower Soup

This recipe blew my socks off. I have often wondered how I could integrate cauliflower into my diet because I don't enjoy it raw or steamed. This recipe is brilliant. The first step is roasting the cauliflower, onion, and garlic in the oven and the house immediately smells wonderful. The soup ends up so creamy and filling and cheap. (All my favorites) And only 98 calories per cup!

Its is also really versitile. You can plop anything into it and it tastes great. On the second day, after I warmed it up in the microwave, I put cheese and avocado. AMAZING. Potato and bacon is what I will try next. I love stuff like this.

Great Crockpot Recipe

Today was a dinner success. That is very exciting for me because I tried something new and experimental.  Experimental because I only had half the items in a cookbook recipe that sounded good, so here is what I ended up doing:

1 lb. frozen meatballs

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 medium onion sliced

1 c. sliced carrots

1 c. sliced potato

1 c. green beans

2 tsp. sugar

2 c. vegetable juice

Layer all items in the crockpot (in the order given) starting with the meatballs. Cook on High for 2 hours and then on low for 4 more hours.  This is just what I did today because we were at a birthday party from 2-7 but I'm sure the times could be adjusted depending on your schedule. 

I think I'll call it... V8 Meatball Casserole