My quest for mistletoe and an easy soup recipe.

I have always loved mistletoe. I think it started when I was a little girl watching a Christmas movie with my granny and she telling me that if you stand under it that whomever was there with you had to kiss you. At some point I learned that it grew on trees and eventually learned how to spot it. My dad would come across some on occasion and bring it to me and with his passing this year it seemed really important to me to have some. I even remember once my hubby keeping something in the car in case we came across some so he could cut to for me. I am a very lucky girl to have fellows in my life who encourage me whimsies.  So imagine my excitement when I see mistletoe growing in a tree within our reach this past weekend. Well within Mr Ladybugs reach actually. So if you happen to come to the urban farm this holiday season you better be prepared to be kissed.

I really love Mr Ladybug hes the sweetest.

Yesterday it got around 2pm and I hadnt even thought about what was for dinner. I had originally planned to heat something on the wood stove but was having a time keeping the fire going especially since I would leave the room and not tend to it,  That will not be the case today. I have it going and am going to keep it that way. I decided that I would fix an easy tortellini soup recipe and everyone was fed and the boys didnt even notice it was meatless.

Too easy tortellini soup

8 oz of dried tortellini
4 cups of veggie broth
32oz can of crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon of italian seasoning
2-3 teaspoons of honey or sugar ( this really helps balance the acid from the tomatoes but is optional)
1 tsp each garlic and onion powder
salt and pepper to taste.

Put broth in pot and bring to a boil, add tortellin and cook according the package directions, after they are done add rest of ingredients and heat until hot. Sprinkle with parmesian cheese and serve with bread.

Can it get any easier than that?  When telling my hubby and daughter about the recipe I said you started out with 4 cups of the tears of a thousand virgins but that its a little pricey because its hard to find that many virgins these days. My daughter said that I should put that in my blog and I said I just might and she didnt think I would do it so this is to show her thats its my blog and I do what I want.

I saw this and it made me laugh. I hope to shed a few more pounds this month but if I can just stay the same without gaining while baking and making candy and eating candy others make me I think its a win.