HAPPY FRIDAY!

Parmesan Crock Pot Soup

Greetings friends –

It’s Friday!

Time to get more HAPPY on!

How has the week treated you?
Mine – delightful and productive and joined Stacy and her husband, Rick, yesterday and we did the early voting thing.

After casting our paper ballots,  the 3 of us slid by a local, favorite spot and enjoyed a beer and appetizers together, laughed and hung out with pals in our little community.

When I got home — I transferred the tiny round sticker from my t-shirt to the kitchen wall calendar on the date of October 24th, 2024.

My Vote = It Matters.
Go get your sticker!

SUPER FUN LINE UP FUN TO SHARE TODAY BEGINNING WTH:

  • IMPORTANT THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM KIDS
    I kinda favor #3 – ask why until you understand. However, all are quite insightful!
  • FANTASTIC CARTOONS
    From some of the most talented syndicated cartoonists – and they’re here on Daymaker Readable Art. Every week!
  • QUICK QUESTION
    The worst score I ever received on a test?
    I’ll take it one step further — I got a “D” on my report card in 5th grade in History.
    Our dad traveled for business during those days and he would call in every night and do a short visit my sisters and I before talking to Mom for much longer.
    On this particular night I told him with tears rolling down my cheeks, “Dad I got a ‘D’ on my report card in History.  ‘D’ stands for dumb.”

    Dad said to me, and I will never forget, “No, sweetie, ‘D’ stands for Didn’t study enough.”

    I’ll never forget our telephone conversation that evening and I did not ever get another ‘D’ again. Lesson learned from 5th grade to today.

  • KIDS SAY SOME FUNNY THINGS
    Goes without explanation – kids are so candid and real and hilarious!
  • RECIPE (!) CROCKPOT CHICKEN PARMESAN SOUP
    Is delizioso!
  • GRATITUDE!
    For sliding by today and giving us a read + comments + sharing and caring.

IMPORTANT THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM KIDS

  1. It’s more fun to color outside the lines.
  2. If you’re gonna draw on the wall, do it behind the couch.
  3. Ask why until you understand.
  4. Hang on tight.
  5. Even if you’ve been fishing for 3 hours and haven’t gotten anything except poison ivy and a sunburn, you’re still better off than the worm.
  6. Make up the rules as you go along.
  7. It doesn’t matter who started it.
  8. Ask for sprinkles.
  9. If the horse you’re drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog.
  10. Save a place in line for your friends.
  11. Sometimes you have to take the test before you’ve finished studying.
  12. If you want a kitten, start out asking for a horse.
  13. Just keep banging until someone opens the door.
  14. There is no good reason why clothes have to match.
  15. You work so hard pedaling up the hill that you hate to brake on the way down.
  16. You can’t ask to start over just because you’re losing the game.

 

QUICK QUESTION

WHAT IS THE LOWEST TEST
SCORE YOU EVER RECEIVED?

KIDS ARE STRAIGHT UP HIILARIOUS!

~ The following adorable Q & A is from Art Linkletter’s radio show, HOUSE PARTY, which aired 1945 – 1967.

  • QUESTION:
    What’s your best subject in school?
    ANSWER:
    Recess.
  • QUESTION:
    Have you any brothers?
    ANSWER:
    I have two.
    QUESTION:
    What ages?
    ANSWER:
    Ricky’s two months old and David’s nine months.
    QUESTION:
    That’s a pretty fast production record … do you want a sister?
    ANSWER:
    Yes!
    QUESTION:
    What does your mother say?
    ANSWER:
    She says, “Oh, puh…leeze.  no!”
  • QUESTION:
    Any brothers or sisters?
    ANSWER:
    No, but I have an idea how to get one.
    QUESTION:
    How?
    ANSWER:
    Well, I’m going to give mommy a lot of real sweet food so she’ll get fat — that’s how you get a baby.
  • QUESTION:
    Do you want to be a bachelor?
    ANSWER:
    No.
    QUESTION:
    Why?
    ANSWER:
    Because my dad’s a bachelor.
  • QUESTION:
    Who is your favorite movie star?
    ANSWER:
    Marilyn Monroe.
    QUESTION:
    Why?
    ANSWER:
    Well, you might not believe it, but she’s not as prissy as you might think.
  • QUESTION:
    What would you like to be?
    ANSWER:
    An elefunk.  If I was an elefunk, I’d be a fireman ’cause I could squirt out fires with my nose.

EASY CROCK POT CHICKEN PARMESAN SOUP

Enjoy everything you love about Chicken Parmesan in this easy crock pot soup recipe. Every bite is loaded with flavor and right the crock pot is your best laid back friend for supper time greatness!

HERE’S HOW WE MAKE IT INGREDIENTS:

  • 8 cloves of garlic, peeled, crushed and minced
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1 – 28 0z can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 large red bell peppers, diced
  • 2 quarts + 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 pound, raw chicken breasts (boneless and skinless)
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1  1/2 TBSP dried basil
  • 1  1/2 TBSP dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp dried red pepper flakes
  • 1 – 8 ounce package (1/2 pound) penne pasta (uncooked)
  • 1/2 stick butter, cubed

NOW WE GET THE SOUP REPARATION ACTION HAPPENING:

  1. In a large (7 quart) slow cooker – aka – crock pot stir together garlic, onion, crushed tomatoes, boneless/skinless chicken breasts, chicken stock, herbs + spices + red pepper.
  2. Cook on low 8 hours OR high 4 hours.
  3. After preferred cooking time — remove chicken breasts to a cutting board and shred with 2 forks.
  4. Return to crock pot.
  5. Stir in dry Penne pasta and Parmesan cheese.
  6. Cook on high 20-30 minutes until pasta is cooked al dente.
  7. Add cubed butter.
  8. Stir until it melts and all is well combined.

SERVE:

  • Ladle into serving bowls.
  • Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and additional shredded Parmesan cheese.

ENJOY:

  • With favorite chunks of artisan bread.

NORMAL IS AN ILLUSION.
WHAT IS NORMAL TO THE SPIDER
IS CHAOS FOR THE FLY.
~ MORTICIA ADDAMS ~

HAPPY WEEKEND!
CATCH YA MONDAY.
SAME TIME.
SAME PLACE.

4 replies
  1. Carol says:

    What a fun issue! Always enjoy the wit and wisdom of kids – such pure insight!!! Haha cartoons – some of the best!

    Oh, by the way, we tried your cheese enchilada meatloaf recipe over the weekend and it was DELICIOUS! Cheesy and full of flavor. And enough for leftovers!

    Thanks, DayMaker!!!
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  2. Marty says:

    Daymaker asks, “What important things have you learned from kids?”

    I would say my grandchildren have taught me to enjoy them when they are happy and when they are not so happy!

    Bottom line: Let all children know that they are special by a soft smile or adding a few words of encouragement– OR the big bonus prize: Cookies and donut holes!

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    • Cheryl Clarson says:

      Hi Marty –

      Very cool re: grandchildren happy and not so happy.
      Little tots teaching us when they know not they are. Ha

      Cookies and donut holes.
      YAY!
      I’ll take words of encouragement plus the sweet treat. Ha

      Thanks, Marty for the share

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