Tortellini Soup

Have you ever had that sinking feeling where you know you're forgetting something, but you just can't lay your finger on what it is you're forgetting?  I had one of those moments this morning as I was getting ready for school.  All of a sudden it hit me, it was Monday and I had to bring food to school for my blog!  Sarah called me thirty seconds later asking me what I was bringing for lunch.  Good thing I had another slow cooker recipe for today.  I was able to throw the ingredients together in about ten minutes, and then take the slow cooker to school to finish off the dish.

The tortellini soup consisted of cheese tortellini, diced tomatoes, carrots, green beans, and plenty of either beef broth.  This short list of ingredients and easy preparation should mean no problems to report, but today was definitely one of those days where something about your dish is bound to go wrong.  Aside from almost forgetting to cook, I realized that eight cups of broth in our smaller slow cooker wasn't going to make it to school without overflowing onto my sister, the official slow cooker holder.  We had to remove some broth, which then allowed for some of the green beans to fit in the slow cooker.  I modified this recipe to fit my needs today, but if you have time I would suggest cooking the soup in a pot on the stove.

 Even though my soup was thrown together this morning, it received many compliments.  Teagen said the soup had just the right amount of spices.  My favorite part of cooking is sharing a recipe with someone who really liked your dish, which happened today with my science teacher.  He said the soup was delicious and he was going to make it at home soon.  The ultimate compliment for a cook is being asked to share a recipe.  I hope for many more instances of recipe sharing.