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4 Carrots 4 Celery Stalks 12 ounces Garden Rotini Noodles 12 cups Chicken Broth 4 cups Cooked Chicken 1 can Condensed Cream of Mushroom 1 tsp Thyme 1 tsp Sage 1 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Pepper Cut two slices down the side of whole carrots to form pumpkin stem shape, then cut into slices. Dice celery. In a small saucepan, boil both veggies in 1 cup of chicken broth until soft. (Roughly 15 minutes, add more broth if necessary) While veggies are cooking, in a medium saucepan, cook noodles according to package, then strain. In a large stock pot add remaining ingredients along with the veggies and noodles, bring to a boil. Let simmer for 5 minutes then serve. We serve with crackers. Any chicken broth can be used. I usually used 4 cups of store bought and make the rest from stock. The chicken I will sometimes make in the Crockpot the night before, but usually I will just use a rotisserie. The soup is also great without the actual chicken, so you can us...

What is a smoothie bowl? After some research here is what I got: -It's not just a smoothie in a bowl... It's a thick smoothie in a bowl😏 -It feels more like a meal than a traditional smoothie. -It's pretty. -It's fun. Use mostly frozen fruit and not as much liquid to get the thicker consistency. I fill my personal size blender with my fruits and then add only enough liquid to just cover the fruit. Then comes the toppings: frozen fruit is hard to chew so you can add it, but I throw fresh fruits on top if I have them on hand. I also like to add a sprinkle of granola (specifically Kind Healthy Grains Vanilla Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds). Really whatever makes you happy. I love food! I need to feel like I'm eating a full meal or food is all I think about, so drinking a smoothie just doesn't do it for me. I feel like I need a sandwich or eggs too. This has fixed that for me. I've been doing smoothie bowl...

I always want to buy fresh fruit, then when I get it out to feed it to the kids... just kidding it went bad already😅 Child A loved blueberries, but child B hates them and only wants Pineapple, and who has the time or remembers to pull out all the different containers of fruit when sitting down to a meal. We had a left over fruit tray from our New Years Eve party and I would pull it out at ever meal till it was gone. It was the best! I added a fruit tray to my shopping list right then. On my next trip I found a Rubbermaid tray at Wal-Mart. I go grocery shopping every Sunday, and my fruit buys usually last me two trips. I will buy 3 to 4 different kinds depending on what's in season (I think anymore than 4 our family of 5 wouldn't finish before it goes bad). When I get home I cut them all up and fill our tray. The fruits that don't fit into the tray go in Ziplocs and are replenished through the week when needed. I'm so thankful for this l...