Happy First Birthday!

It's always so exciting when your little one has their first birthday, and first taste of birthday cake! Smashing into that thing like nobody's business. I recently had the opportunity to make two first birthday cakes for friend's little ones. So cute!

The left is a giant cupcake and the right is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" themed. So cute!

Beach, Friends, Heart Shaped Rocks

Black Bean Soup

Hey everyone!

I've recently been making dinner for my family. I decided to try a black bean soup recipe I found online. It's vegan! It is sooooooooo good! My family was raving. We were putting it away to freeze, and my mom was like, "I'm full, but looking at it makes me want more!" Anyways, I found this on allrecipes.com, a great website to find all sorts of recipes!

Here it is, Vegan Black Bean Soup, and I made mine with corn muffins on the side, which the guys in the family especially loved. Also, we had fresh pineapple for dessert. Yum!

Prep time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients

·         1 tablespoon olive oil

·         1 large onion, chopped

·         1 stalk celery, chopped

·         2 carrots, chopped

·         4 cloves garlic, chopped

·         2 tablespoons chili powder

·         1 tablespoon ground cumin

·         1 pinch black pepper

·         4 cups vegetable broth

·         4 (15 ounce) cans black beans

·         1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn

·         1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

Directions

1.   Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, carrots and garlic for 5 minutes. Season with chili powder, cumin, and black pepper; cook for 1 minute. Stir in vegetable broth, 2 cans of beans, and corn. Bring to a boil.

2.   Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, process remaining 2 cans beans and tomatoes until smooth. Stir into boiling soup mixture, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Enjoy!