Taco Soup

We started using this recipe about five years ago when our mom got it from a neighbor. Since then it has become a regular meal in our family. We do not eat very much soup in our family but this is a well liked dish for every member in our family except our dad. Our dad does not like Mexican food of any kind. Whenever we eat Mexican food he will make pasta for himself.

1 pd. lean ground beef
1 chopped onion
1-8 oz. can tomato sauce
1-28 oz. can tomatoes
2-16 oz. can kidney beans (undrained)
1 pkg. Taco seasoning mix
1 cup water

Toppings:
Fritos
Grated Cheese
Sour Cream

Brown hamburger in medium size pan; drain. Add onion and cook until onion is transparent. Add remaining ingredients excluding toppings. Simmer at least 20 minutes (could do in crock pot all day). Serve with dollop of sour cream, sprinkle cheese and top with Fritos.

Aunt Janice's Turkey Soup

We have never actually had this recipe before as a family. My aunt used to make this recipe all of the time with the extra turkey from Thanksgiving dinner but now she is getting older she does not do it anymore. She gave us this recipe so that we can make if we would like to on our own. It will be a great recipe to have with our family history.

Turkey carcass or leftovers

Onion

Celery

Carrots (optional)

Garlic salt

Salt

Parmesan cheese

Parsley

Put the carcass in a pot, cover it with water, and boil until whatever meat is on it falls off. Then take the carcass out and toss.

Meanwhile I chop up onion, celery (including the light, less bitter leaves), (and carrots if you want) and throw them in.

Also add garlic salt, regular salt, Parmesan cheese (quite a bit) and parsley leaves if you want--all this to taste depending on how much water, etc. When the soup tastes the way I want it, I call it done. Then separately I cook pasta of some sort (little shell macaroni ), put them in a soup bowl and add the soup.