homemade soup

so lately i've been in a cooking mood and lee and i have challenged ourselves about not eating out as much--so last night i made a homemade soup with my crockpot (love that thing!)...i kinda just flew by the seat of my pants and it turned out pretty well...

ground beef, butter beans, green beans, corn, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, beef broth...etc... (i added things along the way...ketcup, spices, etc...)

i did learn not to use fresh/raw carrots/potatoes next time...they took forever to cook (the heartiest veggies of the bunch)....i think next time i'll cook those first and add them later and maybe make the soup a little "juicier"

i'll def. make another one! and tonite (maybe tomorrow) i'm going to attempt lasagna...stay tuned...i'm a little nervous on this one...

i'm making extra sauce for spagetti, too!

i enjoy the idea of making things that i can eat leftovers (sometimes things are BETTER leftover!) and stuff that we can freeze, thaw, and heat later...for a home cooked meal w/o all the fuss!

i'll also try my 2nd attempt at cabbage sometime soon--1st one was edible, but i think i can do better!

that's it for now...