First Chili of the Season

Made my first chili of the season today for our Sunday Dinner.

Chili & Grilled Cheese

The secret to this great chili is V8 Juice!  It's my dad's recipe.  I remember growing up and my dad making the best chili.  My dad died very unexpectedly and I never got his chili recipe.  I had to recreate it myself.  The one thing I always knew is that he used V8 juice.  

I also made some homemade grilled cheese sandwiches.  I used sliced sour dough bread bought from the bakery, spread a thin layer of dijon mustard on one side and thin coat of butter on the other.  I used a longhorn colby and muenster cheeses with some tavern ham. Grill with the buttered side down.  So good!

The full recipe can be found here

Chicken & Noodle Soup

A cold day like today deserves warm soup!  The schools were cancelled today because of ice.  No better time than now to make a homemade batch of chicken & noodle soup with homemade bread.  I have 5 very picky children, two of them will not eat any soup what-so-ever out of a can, but they will gobble this down in a heartbeat!  They ALL love the noodles!

Chicken & Noodle Soup

When it comes to chicken noodle soup this is my "go-to" recipe.  I discovered this on Pinterest and have made it several times.  Like with every recipe I make I have a "secret special ingredient" or my own way of making it special.  My secret in this recipe is Reames Noodles!  These can be found in the frozen foods in the grocery store.  They are egg noodles and can be used for a variety of things, but the only time I really use them is when I make this soup.  Kroger has them for $1.89 a bag.  They take about 20 minutes to cook, or you can cook them longer and it is fine. If you would like to try the chicken & noodle soup recipe it can be found here.