A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

A long time ago, there was a tomato basil soup mix that I loved. I made it a lot during the winter months and we would swoon over it. I've not been able to find a mix similar, but we still love a creamy tomato basil soup. I've looked for recipes that would seem to mimic that soup. While this one doesn't remind me of that mix, I sure do like this one! Since it's gotten cold, I had the Mr. grab the ingredients when he ran into town the other day. We were wrapping presents and I whipped this up and kept it warm until we were ready to have dinner. This is what the Mr. likes to do: wait until the very end and wrap all the presents at once. When Christmas day is practically here. This is what it does to me: causes me undo stress and tears. 22 years of this and I've said no more. As we both grabbed our own set of paper, scissors, and tape, I divided the gifts between us. While he was still finishing up the boy cherub's gifts, I had wra

It doesn't seem like it's the holiday season until someone brings these gems to the party! I'm not really big on this appetizer. I've never really been impressed with small cocktail sized smokies in a bbq sauce. Now!  There are other ways I like these done, like wrapped in bacon, or phyllo dough, or even a crescent roll. But not swimming in a sauce that I usually don't like. So when the Mr. suggested we do a small snack break at the office, and thought these would be good, I went to searching for something different to do! Do I mix them with grape jelly, or cranberry sauce, or pineapple preserves? The options were great, but I finally decided on this recipe! Holiday Cocktail Little Smokies 28-32 oz package of little smokies 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup honey Dijon mustard Place the little smokies in a crock pot. In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, ketchup, and honey Dijon mustard together and pour over the littl