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Easy won ton soup recipe

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Winter is the perfect season for soup; actually, the entire year is perfect for soup, but winter is especially perfect! haha

One of my favorite soup’s to order is won ton soup, so I decided to try and make it at home. Since I don’t know how to make won ton’s, I bought them and made an easy soup my family loved and has requested I make again and again. Love!

So, if you love soup, and want an easy won ton soup recipe, here you go!

What you need:

  • 5 cans of chicken broth (or broth of your choice)
  • six carrots
  • green onions
  • Can of baby corn
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 packages of won tons. I found pork and shrimp won ton’s in my local Safeway freezer section. Your local market should have frozen won ton’s you can use.
  • Feel free to add additional vegetables you enjoy.

Use a large pot. I used the pot I normally use to cook pasta.

  1. Add broth and olive oil to pot, turn on burner to medium to heat broth.
  2. Cut carrots and add to broth, let them boil for about five minutes before the next step.
  3. Cut onions and add to broth along with the baby corn and mushrooms.
  4. Let the vegetables simmer on a low boil for about fifteen minutes. Test a carrot to see if it’s halfway soft. Once your carrots are halfway soft, add the won ton’s to the pot.
  5. Cook for another ten minutes and test a won ton to make sure it’s nice and hot.
  6. Once the won ton’s are hot, you’re done! This recipe makes roughly six bowls of won ton soup

That’s it! The whole process takes roughly 30 minutes. So, it is an easy and quick soup to make for dinner.

I hope you enjoy this quick and easy won ton soup recipe!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

Some Like It Hot Throwback Party

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wearing: short sleeve sweater / statement earrings / fall nail polish / bracelets / belted tote / black pants (similar here) / black boots (similar here)

Broadway San Jose hosted a fun Throwback Party at Pruneyard Cinemas in Campbell to celebrate the upcoming performance of Some Like It Hot! October 21-26 in San Jose. It was so much fun to meet fellow Broadway fans and get a chance to see the original movie starring Marilyn Monroe on the big screen.

The event featured a delicious buffet, live jazz music, signature drinks, and vintage vibes. It was amazing to see the movie on the big screen. I have seen it on TV many times, but never a large screen. I never thought I would see a classic movie in the theater; it was such an amazing opportunity and definitely a bucket list item! Love!

If you haven’t seen the Marilyn Monroe movie, definitely watch it on TV! Also, be sure to snap up tickets for Some Like It Hot, the Broadway show, at Broadway San Jose before they sell out! This is going to be a popular show!!

Head over to BroadwaySanJose.com for tickets and information.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you love the show!

XOXO

Cathy

*tickets were gifted by Broadway San Jose, all thoughts and opinions are my own

Top of Mt Tam

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Have you ever been to the top of Mt Tam? If you are local to the San Francisco Bay Area, and you can handle few twisty roads, what are you waiting for? When you reach the top of Mt Tam, you can see spectacular views of Marin and the bay. If you’re lucky, you will see the fog rolling in like a luxurious blanket enveloping you in comfort and relief from the summer heat.

This is your cue to make sure you have a full tank of gas, and to head up the mountain for some hiking, serenity, local history, and breathtaking beauty. To achieve this, I recommend going in the morning on a weekday; avoid weekends at all costs.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy this Bay Area staycation idea!

XOXO

Cathy