Out of the mouth of E-rie

This gal just cracks me up, but as she gets older it is scary to hear my words come out of her mouth. This week she has been home sick all week so I've been able to catch even more of her funny quips- Enjoy!

Rocking her costume from when she was only 17 months old!

While snuggling in the chair...

"Mama I'll make you a deal. I'll play clean up in my room if you make muffins!"

And later...

"This is not a good deal. The mess is making me sick" 

I think she was trying to say she was sick of the mess ;)

She has recently started calling me Mom and I don't like it- it just sounds so whiney and big girl. So whenever she does it I correct her by saying "what is my name?" So while putting her hair up this went down...

"Mom yous is killin my piggie!"

"What's my name?"

"If I say mommy will you stop killin me?"

On the way to the doctor for a follow up...

"Mama I'm not going to the doctor."

"E-rie we need to go so he can listen to your lungs and you can feel better. Daddy is going with us won't that be fun?"

"No mama, daddy is going to get pejato (gelato) because that is fun!"

What a silly gal...

Tasty Tuesdays: Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

We are committed to a healthy, preservative free, whole food way of life. That means we cook every meal and every snack for every single day! Since I spend so much time in the kitchen I have a ton of recipes and tricks to make it easier. Thus we begin- Tasty Tuesdays! Where I share a good recipe I found or a tip that makes cooking with two kids under my feet a happier, smoother experience.

For me , and I'm pretty sure everyone else, Fall=Soup and Butternut Squash and Apple Harvest Soup is one of my favorites. It goes together quickly and is great leftover too!

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I originally found the recipe on my All Recipes app but have made a few changes to make it fit our whole foods lifestyle and dietary needs- omitting the wine and light cream and use a homemade stock. Even without the cream the soup is still smooth and creamy, however with the homemade stock I find it needs more salt. Since I chop up the leeks, onion and carrots at the beginning of the week I can have this dinner on the table in about 30 minutes. If you find yourself with extra time definitely try roasting the squash- it really makes for a completely different but still amazing flavor!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of butter

2 large leeks (white and pale green parts only)- chopped

1 large onion- diced

1 large potato- cut into 1/4 inch cubes

2 cups of cubed butternut squash ( I can find frozen cubed raw squash)

1 cup carrots-diced

1 Granny Smith Apple 

I quart of stock

1/4 cup of dry white wine

1/2 c light cream

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

salt and pepper to taste

chopped chives for garnish

Directions

1.  Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in leeks and onions, and cook until onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Add potato, squash, carrots, apple and stock. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. 

2.  Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender, or use a stick blender to puree the soup right in the pot. Once the soup has been pureed, return it to the pot and stir in wine and cream. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper, simmer gently for 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped chives. 

Buon Appetito!

Erin