Salsa Dance Soup

I have been absent here for a few days, I'm sure ALL of you are wondering what happened to me, ha ha. Food is the last thing on my mind, I have been having dental issues, and without working teeth, food is much less appealing. Unfortunately, a medication I take causes bone loss, and my teeth were right behind my hip and my knee on the hit list. Fortunately, I found a really wonderful prosthodontist last year, and after living in his office for the past 8 mos., he delivered my new smile yesterday.

My new smile is not feeling so well today, it turned into a grimace, but I have faith that it will recover. In the meantime, I am thinking about soup..

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Salsa Dance Soup

• 3 cups salsa
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice

Throw everything in a Crock Pot and cook on low for 4 hours or until rice is done. Remember, every time you lift that lid on the Crock Pot, you need to add another 1/2 hour of cooking time. Leave it alone and go do something fun.

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Disclaimer: I do not own these recipes. I cook from memory and often adapt things I've seen, tasted, heard about, or read about.

Potato Soup

While visiting my husband's aunt Phyllis, she asked me if I ever shopped at Aldi. I didn't know what she was talking about, so she showed me several generic looking packages with great enthusiasm while I tried to find the appeal. It just wasn't there, but I did want to see this magical place.

Once home, I went to Aldi's website and searched for locations near me. There was one 9 miles away. The following Saturday,I had my first Aldi experience. I was instantly transported back to the late 70's/early 80's warehouse/no name grocery experience. I tried, I really did, but I didn't want any of that stuff, I wanted the stuff I always buy. I came home with milk, string cheese and a huge bag of ridiculously cheap produce. It was so cheap that I was skeptical of it.


I might not have ever stepped into another Aldi, but my youngest child is a string cheese snob. I used to be one too until the one and only brand of string cheese that I liked was discontinued. She said it was the BEST string cheese EVER (it was). I then made a point of stopping at Aldi whenever I was in that area and little by little, I began to try other items.


The recipes you will find here are nothing spectacular and probably fattening, but healthier than a Big Mac. I am just a mom with kids and a husband. I don't particularly enjoy cooking, but I insist on everyone stopping everything at 6 pm and assembling at our dining room table.


The reason for this blog is that I decided to compare my grocery receipts for a year and I discovered I was saving $80 a month by shopping at Aldi. We won't get into why I did this, who has the time for that? Just know I did it and it's true and an extra $80 a month means something to many people these days.

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Potato Soup

• 1 bag diced potatoes with onions
• 1 box chicken broth
• 1 brick cream cheese

Place potatoes and chicken broth in a Crock Pot. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-6 hours. Approx. 30-60 minutes before serving, add brick of cream cheese and stir well.


Optional add-ins:

• 1 lb. bacon, fried and crumbled or 1 bag bacon bits
• 1 stalk celery (sliced)
• ham

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Disclaimer: I do not own these recipes. I cook from memory and often adapt things I've seen, heard, or read.