Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The kiddos started their morning with setting up camp in our family room. They are peeking out for a picture. I hope you are all spending the day with friends or family and are able to count the blessings in your lives. I have too many blessings to count. This blog and my many blogging friends are two of them so thanks to all of you.
Not only is today Thanksgiving but it is also my little guy’s birthday. He doesn’t like being called a little guy so it is my big seven year old’s birthday. He will be having a delayed bowling party with his friends but today he asked for a crumb birthday cake to eat for breakfast. I thought it was funny but I went and made Camilla’s Enlightened Starbuck’s Coffeecake. For the recipe click here. Enlightened Cooking is a great blog and Camilla is so knowledgeable about healthy cooking. I decided to make this in a round springform pan. Here is the happy boy with his breakfast.
The wonderful hubby took the little guy to a high school football game so my daughter and I are just relaxing and lounging this morning. We are going to a good friends house later for dinner. In case you have leftover turkey, here is my Barefoot Bloggers recipe for this week. It started out as Mexican Chicken Soup picked by Judy’s Gross Eats but I made some changes and now it is Mexican Turkey Vegetable soup. For the original chicken soup recipe by Ina, click here. It is quite healthy and I am looking forward to eating it for lunch tomorrow.
Don’t forget about my Wholly Wholesome Giveaway. Scroll down or click here to enter. You have until Friday at 11:59 EST. Happy Turkey Day!
Mexican Chicken Vegetable Soup
2 TBS olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups chopped carrots
4 large cloves garlic, chopped
2 1/2 quarts chicken stock, preferably homemade
1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes in puree, crushed
1 can (4 oz) fire roasted jalapenos
1 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
2 cups frozen corn
1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained
4 cups cooked shredded turkey (or chicken)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
salt and pepper to taste
In a large Dutch oven, heat olive oil and saute onion, celery, carrots and garlic for 5 minutes or until veggies start to brown. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, jalapenos, cumin, paprika, corn and beans. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes. Add chicken and cilantro and simmer for 5 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Makes about 6 servings.
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How funny that we both have Mexican soups today!
Happy t Day!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
Also Happy Birthday to big guy – a huge 7 today!!
Your soup looks scrummy Lisa.
Rosie x
Happy Thanksgiving… Enjoy your celebration… and Happy Bday to the happy boy too…
Happy Thanksgiving – and your little boy looks thrilled. What is not to love about a cake at breakfast? Hope you all had a great day.
Birthday boy sure looks elated to have a scrumptious cake for breakfast.My best wishes for his birthday.
Warm soup chicken\turkey soup looks inviting.Hope you have pleasant evening with your pals.Happy turkey day!
What a great shot of your kiddos! Have a lovely Thanksgiving, Lisa.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Love your version of the soup–black beans would be a great addition. Happy Thanksgiving!
Your kid has the cutest face! Happy birthday to him! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Lisa!
They look so cute in that tent!!!
I like the changes you made. Happy Thanksgiving and Birthday to your not so little 7 year old!
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday to your little one!
Happy Thanksgiving to your family! I am staying away from the kitchen, since we ate soooo much nibbles today…
Happy birthday to your little guy! Your soup looks good! I am going to make it this weekend and post later…hope you had a wonderful day with your family!!
Happy Thanksgiving Lisa and Happy Birthday to your little/big guy!
I still have some of my soup leftover so think that corn and black beans will see there way into it for that extra bit of texture and flavour:D
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving & Happy Birthday you your big boy!
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving! And, a Happy Birthday to your Big Guy! My almost 7 year old would have the same problem with me calling him little guy, too!
Soup sounds great to me today!
Your soup looks great – hope you had a good thanksgiving!
The coffee cake looks great! The soup was good too. Looks like a very active day in your world!!! Enjoy The long weekend.
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! I like the changes you made. This is a good way to use up leftover turkey.
Happy birthday to your little one. The cake looks great but that soup is calling my name.
Ciao Lisa ! Happy birthday ! Happy thanksgiving ! It was my husband birthday too yesterday !
I need to try this soup. I keep seeing it here in food blogger-land and on food TV. Everyone raves about it; I must join in.
Your kids are so cute! Happy birthday to the “big man”
Happy Birthday to the your seven year old young man, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. That cake looked mighty yummy!
♥, Susan
Happy Birthday to your big boy. The cake looks terrific and he looks awfully cute.
Looks like you had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Happy Birthday to your little guy! Your soup looks amazing, great for a cold, wintery day!
The soup looks wonderful!! And happy birthday to the birthday boy!!
I hate it when I miss a giveaway!
The holidays do that, I guess.
Happy Birthday to the BIG 7 year old! Yum to the warming soup, too!
That crumb cake looks great! What a birthday request.
Happy Thanksgiving and happy birthday to your son!
The Mexican soup looks delicious. So does the crumb cake.
yum… I could totally eat some of that soup right now
looks wonderful!
I was just commenting on another blog this would be fantastic to use up Thanksgiving leftovers.
It looks like you all had a fabulous day. And your son is so lucky to get his favorite cake for his birthday breakfast.
That soup looks amazing, too. A great way to use up the turkey leftovers.
I love those little faces peeking out! Happy T-day and Happy B-day! Cake for breakfast is the best!
I hope you had a great thanksgiving, thanks for sharing the yummy soup recipe!
-Mandy
Sounds like a great day! That Mexican soup looks great!
That sounds delicious. I’m going to try it this week.
Looks great! I’m going to have to make this one later!
I need to try that coffeecake recipe! Happy Birthday to your little guy..a couple days late! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!