orange crockpot soup!

naturally the LL failed to come through on that stove. cynicism aside, the situation beckoned a resourceful save for the dinner hour. hoila, a genuine, one of a kind orange crockpot soup: a nice butternut squash soup with chunks of roasted carrots & sweet potatoes - orange goodness! salt, pepper, shallots with parsley were the other key ingreeds. and roasted? you may ask. toaster oven save! and what else for dinner...homemade baguette made by the Chef (did i mention he's a certified baker, too? yes, there's a difference) at school the other day topped with some roasted eggplant, zucchini and onions leftover from last week's lasagna, make that killer lasagna. Super nice bread with zesty topping. yes, resourceful is our theme tonight! and then to end the meal, another smashing salad. now i realize i may have omitted the dressing from my last blog (a nice o&v with s&p on the spot).. tonight's was the Chef's lemon tahini concoction, creamy and zingy! the rest of the salad included beet chunks, avocado slices, ooh shallots, our home sprouted crunchy sprout mix, atop a tender baby lettuce mix. the belly was a-bulging afterward!