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Great News! It's fall! Fall means sweaters, scarves, spicy smells, and soups! I love fall! So to celebrate I'm sharing my first soup of the season!    Crockpot Sweet Potato Basil Soup:  Serves: 8-10 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 3 hours Total time: 3 hours 10 minutes Ingredients: * 4 Large Sweet Potatoes or Yams (diced) * 1 Onion * 1 (10oz) Can of Evaporated Milk * 1 (14oz) Can Cream of Mushroom Soup * 4 Cups Chicken Broth * 1 Tablespoon fresh basil * 3 Cloves of Garlic * Salt and Pepper to taste Instructions: 1. Place all ingredients in the crockpot. 2. Stir. 3. Cook on high for 3 hours. 4. Use a hand blender, blender, or food processor to puree mixture until smooth. 5. Eat up!  We had risotto and Parmesan stuffed banana peppers and garlic bread with this soup! Even Sonya liked it! Sometime I might try it with chicken, to satisfy the meat lovers in my life. Give it a try! Let me know what you think! 

I’ve had a couple people ask me for my ginger tea recipe so I thought I’d post it here, and list some of the possible health benefits. I never feel better physically than when I am drinking this tea on a regular basis. My father-in-law suffers from regular kidney stones, and we have found that this drink really helps to relieve his pain. If you’re looking for something that tastes sweet, this won’t be your cup of tea. (Get it? Cup of tea – and it’s a post about tea… Never mind.) This tastes healthy! So make up your mind to be healthy, plug your nose, and sip. But be healthy! (I Corinthians 6:19-20) Here’s what I do. It’s not a science. Nothing is measured. But it does seem to help with whatever ails you.  Witches Brew: (Bro. Jim O’quinn gets the credit for the name.) Ingredients: Ginger, Lemon, Water, Chamomile, and/or Green Tea -         1.   Cut up about a tablespoon of fresh ginger. (You can use a ginger tea...