Yummy!

Ok so many of you know that I do not eat a whole lot of meat and what little meat I eat I try to disguise it so that I do not notice the flavor or taste. Or the fact that it is meat. Really when it comes down to I just do not like meat. I really should give it up all together, but I would miss this recipe and a few others. Hmmm time will tell, Ben might be a little sad without meat in his life.

So tonight we had soccer practice and instead of freaking out and trying to cook dinner at 4:30p or run through a drive thru, I think I hate that even more than meat, I made a meal in the crock pot. After talking with a new acquaintance about my meal plan for the week, she suggested Taco Soup. A great stand by favorite of ours, and many households. You know the one where you basically open up four cans, dump it in with some spices and add some meat. Well I never, or very rarely use any ground meat so my taco soup is always chicken. And I pretty much never use taco seasoning, because I can just toss in the seasoning that I like and make it work. And I usually forget to put in the ranch dressing package but this time I remembered.

Mostly because I happen to have this friend from college who has started her own homemade seasoning company, Lloyd and Buck, with loads of great offerings. I happen to have a jar of her Giddyup! Ranch Dressing mix and so I added some of that. My taco soup was way yummy. I think the mix really made the difference tonight. And I'm pretty sure that I will not be forgetting to add this one tasty ingredient in my soup again. So go check out her site and see for yourself, all her yummy offerings. We have also gotten the Warm & Cozy Hot Chocolate, the kids loved it. I think we will have more of those jars in our future.

If for whatever reason you happen not to have a taco soup recipe just send me a quick note and I will give you the low down on what we drop in ours. Sometimes it varies as to what is in my pantry but hey it is a great stand by and works wonders for multiple people. Plus if you add in the Giddyup! Ranch Dressing you will love it forever. Happy Eating my friends.