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Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup

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<span style="font-size: large;">I like potatoes. Do you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their versatile, filling and pretty easy to shop for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My grandma's potato soup was killer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I don't know about where you live but Mother Nature is on crack so we keep having these insane weather patterns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hot, cold, hot cold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So it's hard to know what to cook and when.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Potato Soup seems to keep everyone pleased,especially on a chilly day, even in Spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't have time to make it when you get home?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No problem.....I've been experimenting and figured out a great way to get it done in your crock pot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's super easy and full of flavor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All you have to do is throw a few things together and boom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dinner is on the table when you get home and you can get your other things done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have Iris to divide, Lillies to plant, roses to prune and 2 fields of veggies and cut flowers to plant. I needed something simple and filling that would work for my family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>15 Baby Red Potatoes - washed and quartered</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Can Carrots</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Yellow Onion</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 14 oz. Can Chicken Broth</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>40 oz. Milk (Vitamin D)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2 cups ham diced and cubed into bite-sized pieces</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Stick Butter</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wash</b> and quarter the baby potatoes and throw them in the crock pot. Add 1 can of chicken broth and drain 1 can of carrots. Slice and dice 1 ( peeled) yellow onion into bite sized pieces.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Add </b><span style="font-size: large;">1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. white pepper and 1 tsp. garlic flakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Turn on</b> high and cook for 4-5 hours. If you are going to be gone all day cook on low for 8-9 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Check</b> your potatoes and see that they are tender. If they aren't cook a little longer if they are you are ready for the next step.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Add </b>1 stick of butter and 1 cup of sour cream along with 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. Add 1 tsp. parsley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want it thicker add a couple Tablespoons of flour. We don't like ours super thick so this works just great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Serve along with crackers, rolls , 1/2 a sandwich or side salad.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For more easy recipes for any occasion or the crock pot go <a href="http://www.cottagemakingmommy.com/p/in-my-cozy-kitchen.html">here.</a></span><br />
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My Favorite Snack Buttery Ranch Oyster Crackers

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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a snacker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love to snack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't like a lot of the pre-packaged snacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I like the real stuff.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">See there hasn't been a time in my life that I don't remember having Buttery Ranch Oyster Crackers as one of my snack foods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's my grandpa's fault.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>He made them.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ate them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that he's gone I smile a little bit each time I eat them remembering those wooden bowls that sat around the house during our Lutheran Hour (everyday at 5 o' clock) often times full of oyster crackers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The best thing about them, besides their oooey gooeyness, is that you can make them in no time flat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 Package Oyster Crackers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First things first, just<b> dump </b>the package of crackers in a large bowl and open up the envelope and dump the dressing mix on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next take one stick of butter and <b>melt</b> it in the microwave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This could take between 60-90 seconds depending on your microwave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now <b>pour</b> the warm butter all over the crackers and start stirring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have to put a little muscle into it but it's worth it. You want every one of those buttery crackers with coating on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let them sit for a good 30 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you haven't had them, you will thank me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your family will thank me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's so easy to whip up for surprise company, potlucks, and snacks at work too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now if you'll please excuse me, my body hurts. Today was tilling day. It required tilling, mowing and raking.</span></div>
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My Favorite Snack Buttery Ranch Oyster Crackers

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Packed Full of Flavor Pizza Pasta

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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep.....I said Pizza Pasta. Not to be confused with pizza or pasta but both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So for a long time I've considered the idea of combining 2 of my favorite foods into one. Turns out I had some canned sauce and a bunch of noodles in the cabinet and since I live in the middle of nowhere....where you have to drive 26 miles round trip to get any decent meal I thought why-not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where I live there is no Taco Bueno, no McDonald's, Arby's (forget about it), Greek Food ( I get laughed at when I ask), Fried Chicken ( Now I'm laughing). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You would think in farm and ranch country we would have one of those super cool farm to table type restaurants. Nope....I get dirty looks when I say that. For real, almost 4 years later and they still look at me like I'm an alien.  </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So as a PSA for me and all of the other people who live in the middle of nowhere......if you'd like to open a farm to table place I'm your biggest fan. I'll sing your praises. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime...... it's Pizza Pasta in this house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 large can Spaghetti Sauce ( your favorite)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 box of Elbow Macaroni</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Green Bell Pepper Sliced into cubes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2 Cups Cooked Italian Sausage</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Small Onion Chopped into itty bitty pieces</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Tsp. Dried Basil</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Tsp. Chopped Garlic</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2 Tsp. Dried Parsley</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Small Package of Pepperoni</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(You could use....olives, mushrooms or anything you love to put on your pizza could be throw in. Your imagination is the limit.)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Just remember everyone has to eat it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The first thing you want to do is put on a large pot of water and bring it to a boil.</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Now you want to do chop up the bell pepper and the onion into bite sized pieces.</b><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Once the water is boiling throw the bell pepper, onion and cooked Italian sausage in the boiling water.</b><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">Check the onion and peppers and see if they are tender after about 5 minutes.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't drain them but scoop out the peppers, onions and sausage out of the water and set aside and then dump in your pasta.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will give the pasta an excellent flavor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let the pasta cook according to the package directions and then drain the noodles in a strainer and set them aside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Open your can of Spaghetti Sauce and add in the salt, pepper, oregano, basil and garlic. Stir well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now take a 9 x 13 casserole dish and and spray with oil and dump your noodles in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dump about a 1/3 of the sauce over the noodles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next pour scoop in about 1/2 of the meat and pepper mixture on top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Add the last of the sauce and cover with cheese and sprinkle your parsley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Serve it up hot with some salad if you like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's the best of both worlds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I'm off to finish hosing off the deck. I have Spring Fever. </span><br />
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