Cream Cheese Potato Soup Recipe Card

Becky Higgins font can be found at her website. The link is on the right hand side: http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/

While finishing up this post Thanksgiving evening, I know that soup is about the last thing on our minds right now. But here goes! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I haven't posted a recipe card forever, have I? I came across this recipe in a cookbook that I recently purchased at my scrapbooking retreat. The proceeds went to charity so I couldn't pass it up. I recalled my brother talking about a recipe that he raved over that had cream cheese and ham in it. I found the recipe in this cookbook so I had to try it. It's a keeper! We all loved the soup, especially now that the weather is getting colder outside. To create my 4" x 6" recipe card, I typed my recipe and printed it off onto cardstock. See left side bar for fonts, please, just scroll down. For my main *soups and stews* label, I used JustRite's Recipes Borders and Centers stamp set. I cut out the small circle using a Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities die template. I layered that onto a Spellbinders Pinking Circle Nestabilities die template in brown.

I then used patterns from October Afternoon to punch 1" squares of various papers. I adhered them to my recipe card then stitched around three sides of the card. I pinked the edges of the snippets of patterned paper that peek off the top of the recipe card.

To finish my recipe card, I used more October Afternoon paper and sticker strip of flowers. Machine stitching is along the sides and under the recipe title for some graphic line detailing.

I really love making these recipe cards. Hope you enjoy them too! Oh, and try the soup! If you want a cheesy taste, add a big chunk of Velveeta. At our house, it's real cheese. ;)

Edit: I forgot to paste in the recipe for you. Here ya go:

Cream Cheese Potato Soup
6 cups water
7 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
2 pkgs (8ox) cream cheese, cubed
1 pkg (30 oz) cubed hash browns, thawed
1-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
½ cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon dill weed
In a Dutch oven, combine water & bouillon. Add cream cheese; cook & stir til cheese is melted. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 18-20 minutes til veggies are tender. Nov 09

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Blown away bees..

Edit: The link below is the one I've always given out for the free Becky font. Apparently it's not working correctly. I don't have any other solutions except perhaps you could go to the Creating Keepsakes homepage and try accessing it from there. If anyone finds a link, I'd be glad to post it.

Edit: Go here for Becky's free font: http://www.beckyhiggins.com/products/

Hi everyone! We had ice storms roll through and we've been without power since 8am yesterday. We're at my in laws right now taking showers and checking in. Just a quick post for today and hopefully our power will be back on soon at home.

I love Karen Lockhart's old time fan stamp, it reminds me of this vintage blue one that we had growing up. I was always scared someone was gonna lose a finger or a toe though. It oscillated and we talked into the fan to make funny sounds.
I colored the image in with Copic Sketch markers and added some fun bee stamps from My Cute Stamps.
I wanted a fun sentiment to go with my fans so I created one using the CK Becky Font. Together with the bees that look like they're being blown away, my sentiment ties in well with the theme of the card. I finished off the card with some October Afternoon patterned paper and one of my button embellishments that I had leftover from my stash.

Hope you're having an "electricity filled" weekend...I've never appreciated my hair dryer and flat iron more than today!!

French Onion Soup for Two

Need a break from leftover turkey? Then you've GOT to try this recipe if you like French Onion Soup. I love it but never order it at restaurants much(mainly because McDonald's doesn't have it on their dollar menu!), and I have never made it at home either because I didn't have a recipe. While subbing one day for my librarian friend, I was browsing through a Taste of Home soup cookbook she had. I found this recipe for French Onion Soup for two and thought it sounded pretty tasty. I had one bowl for lunch and saved the extra bowl for lunch the next day. My family probably wouldn't like it so I made it all for myself! It's delicious!! A little time consuming but such a special treat.

Such a pretty presentation with Fall decorations.

All rustic looking with the thick pieces of French bread.

Zoom in even more, can you see the bubbling cheese? The aroma is to die for!

And of course I had to make a recipe card cuz it's a keeper! I used Karen Lockhart's Tomato and Scallion stamp from her Vegetable Couture line. Karen's got the perfect stamps for making recipe cards. I paired it with the Small Alphabet and a border from Just Rite Stampers. I colored my image in with Copic markers and then cut and embossed both circles with Spellbinder's Circle Dies. I used some Ranger Distress inks to give a little color to my circles. Main card is Papertrey Kraft Cardstock with a strip of K and Company patterned paper across the middle.
My recipe was long enough that I need to use the back side of my recipe card to continue the directions.

Here's the recipe for you to copy and paste:

French Onion Soup

2 medium onions, chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
6 T butter, divided
1 T flour
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2-1/2 cups beef broth
2 T grated Parmesan cheese
2 slices French bread, 1" thick
4 slices Provolone Cheese

Saute onions and sugar in 3T butter until golden brown. Stir in flour and pepper til blended. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Meanwhile, melt remaining butter. Add bread. Cook til brown on both sides. Ladle soup in bowls. Place cheese in each bowl, top with bread and remaining cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Serves 2. From Taste of Home Soup Cookbook 2008.

Note: For the CK Becky Script font, click on the label attached to this post for the link.

Mr. Hatfield's Pickle Dip

Edit #2: Dried beef is not beef jerky. It's very thinly sliced, salty beef that has maybe 10 slices to a package. The brand I use is called Carl Budding and comes in a plastic sealed bag. In the grocery store, you can find it by the bologna and packaged luncheon meats, usually hanging up. It's also the meat that is used a lot for Chipped Beef on Toast.

Edit: I've added a label to attach to each recipe post I do. The link on the label *CK Becky Font* will take you to the free download of this font at Becky's blog. The links to the label *Recipe* will take you to all my posts that have recipes. I'll try to add this reminder to my recipe posts. Enjoy!

How about another recipe? Every month at the high school where I sub, there is a birthday luncheon. The teachers take turns bringing in lunch goodies each month. I was lucky enough to sub on a day when Mr. Hatfield brought in his wife's yummy Pickle Dip. Mr. Hatfield is the girls' PE teacher and he is young and fun and cute and everyone loves him!! I requested the recipe and the girls said I HAVE to name it *Mr. Hatfield's Pickle Dip*. So there ya go.

If you've ever had those pickle roll ups that have dill pickle slices wrapped in cream cheese and ham....well this is it in a much easier version. You chop everything up and make a dip out of it. That's MY kind of recipe, easy peasy!! I serve this with chips or crackers and it's always a hit at the parties. I thought you might enjoy the recipe because we all need a new recipe when the holidays roll around right?

To make my recipe card, I printed the recipe off with my usual Creating Keepsakes Becky Higgins and AFL Non Metric fonts. I chose Karen Lockhart's Pickle Jar image for my accent. Those pickles just crack me up!!
I colored the pickles with various green shades of Copic Sketch markers and then added a BG color for the glass jar. I used Ranger Glossy Accents to cover the entire jar to give it a realistic effect. Finished recipe card measures 4" x 6".
Here's the recipe that you can copy and paste/print:

Mr. Hatfield’s Pickle Dip

1 cup sour cream
1-8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
2 pkgs dried beef, minced
2-3 dill pickle spears, diced
1 T Worcestershire Sauce
Black pepper, garlic powder & season salt to taste

Mix all ingredients. Serve with firm crackers. Can use light ingredients.


Note: I have SOOO much to share with you all....weekend trip photos from our little day vacay we took yesterday....my first quilt block........a new quilt store I found and NEW fabric (it's as addicting as collecting papers and ribbons!!).......recipes........my holiday cards blitz...and more. Stay tuned, I have so much to share that I'll probably be posting every day that I can. Have a great finish to your weekend, peeps!

Creating Keepsakes Becky Higgins Font

If you like the handwritten looking script font I use for my recipe cards, here's the link to get the font for FREE. This link will take you to Becky Higgins' blog....then click on the *product* link at the top of her blog. The free download for the font will be right there. Have fun!!!

Here's the link....open then click on *products*:

http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/