New Year's Day & A Soup Kinda Day!

2013!

See ya 2012! It is a New Year and I am so excited to see what lies ahead! For those of you that don't know this about me, I am a PLANNER and don't be shocked when I tell you that I have planned so many things for the year already. Some are actual things that I plan to do with family and friends, some things are for work, and then there are the DREAMS...yes, I am a dreamer. More about my dreams for 2013 later...today is about my plan to blog more regularly and post recipes to share with you and hopefully encourage you to try cooking in a different and healthier way. I hope I can be a resource and encouragement to you!

Today was the perfect day for soup and it's a good thing because I had a recipe that I had been creating in my mind and I needed to give it a try....IT WAS SO YUMMY! It went great with the Herb Bread from Multiply Delicious (this time I used fresh basil instead of rosemary).

Oh and Happy New Year to all of you! Thanks for being a part of my life!

Italian Meatball Soup

Soup

3 T fat (bacon fat or ghee would be best)

1 onion-cut in half and thinly sliced

3 cloves garlic-minced 

2 cans plum tomatoes

2 cartons chicken broth (Imagine brand has no sugar)
2 sweet potatoes-cubed
1 cup baby carrots-halved

1/4 fresh basil-chopped

1 t dried oregano

1 t Italian spices

8 oz fresh spinach

salt & pepper to taste

meatballs (see recipe below)

 Heat fat at medium heat. Add sliced onions and garlic and saute until slightly golden. Add tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes-breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon. Add broth, spices, sweet potatoes, carrots & meatballs-partially cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add spinach just before serving.

Meatballs

2 lbs ground beef (lean)

3 eggs

1/2 cup almond flour

1/2 teaspoon of each

      oregano

      sweet basil

      Italian spices

      salt

      pepper

      garlic powder

Combine all ingredients and using hands mix. Form balls with meat mixture-size is up to you (I prefer larger meatballs) and drop in soup.