Mom's Tortellini Soup

I think everyone makes this, which may be why it hasn't ended up here yet, but I thought I would throw it in for posterity.  This is easily my family's favorite soup, especially Leah. (Original recipe found here).

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried rosemary
• 12 ounces fresh meat-filled tortellini or 12 ounces cheese-filled tortellini or 9 ounces fresh ravioli
• 3 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves or 10 ounces thawed and drained package frozen leaf spinach
• sea salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for topping

Instructions

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and saute five minutes or until softened. 
• Add tomato, and cook 1 minute. 
• Stir in broth and rosemary, and bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, covered, five minutes. 
• Add pasta, stirring to blend, and simmer five to six minutes more.
• Add spinach, salt, and pepper. Simmer, stirring often, three minutes or until spinach is wilted and pasta is just tender. 
• Ladle soup into bowls, and sprinkle with cheese.

KFC Copycat Coleslaw

Brian and I love coleslaw, if it's a great recipe.  When I found this one on the Mom on Timeout website, I gave it a shot because KFC really does coleslaw best.  It did not disappoint!

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 Cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 Tblsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tblsp lemon juice
• 1/3 Cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp celery seed
• 16 oz shredded bagged cole slaw mix

Instructions

• Whisk together all the ingredients except the shredded slaw
• Add shredded slaw and mix until well combined
• Refrigerate 2-3 hours before serving, and mix well again prior to serving

This stuff is great!  Once it sits overnight, there is a lot of sauce that settles in the bottom of the bowl, so I've contemplated doing two bags of slaw instead of one.  For now, we just mix well each time we serve it.