"Stirring" My Way Through A Stir In The Mist: Tortellini Soup

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For the past year, I've had the experience of being a part of the Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club Cookbook Committee. Our committee is in the process of finishing our cookbook, A Stir In The Mist: Tastes and Traditions of Niagara Falls. It is a collection of recipes from the Niagara Falls community and local restaurants. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go directly to the Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club. Just recently I have relocated to Ohio, but still wanted to be involved with the book. After watching the movie Julie and Julia, I was inspired to share the great recipes from our cookbook and the experience I had making each of them. I hope you will enjoy the journey I will take stirring my way through A Stir In The Mist!

Let the "stirring" begin!

Well I have started this venture through the cookbook. First things first, each recipe I do will only be a little story about the steps it took to get to the final product. There will be no ingredients given out and no steps to how I got every great tasting recipe to turn out so delicious. That is for you to find out when you purchase or when someone else purchases"A Stir in the Mist" for you!!

I will apologize now for any grammar or punctuation mistakes I may make. I know I am coming from a family of educators, therefore I should know better about these things, but I may make a few mistakes. Soo lets get started....

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Tortellini Soup

This is a great recipe to get this blog started again!

Fall is the perfect time of year to try something warm and tasty.

Tortellini Soup is an easy recipe and very inexpensive.

Just when you think buying tomatoes can be so simple. For one type of ingredient there are so many different options of tomatoes when you go to the grocery store.

You have your regular home grown tomatoes.

Then there are crushed, chopped, diced, peeled, a puree, a sauce,

a tomato paste and stewed.

Forgive me if I left any out.

Stewed Tomatoes is what this soup calls for.

Now standing in front of all these options you would think what could really make all these tomatoes different. Well come to find out the stewed tomatoes are all seasoned and ready to flavor up your tortellini soup!

You learn a new thing everyday, especially when your mom is a great cook ;)

You can have this soup ready in about 20 minutes.

Add a salad or some garlic bread and your dinner is complete!

Just because we live in Ohio, does not mean we still do not have DiCamillo Italian bread in our kitchen!

The one step that I do take that is not in the directions.

I get the soup simmering in one pot and cook my tortellini in a separate pot. The tortellini cooks quick, once it is done you can then transfer to the soup.