Autumn Soup... and other delights!

I love to make soup and even though my son says soup with a beard is not fun, he enjoys a nice bowl  "most of the time." I created this delicious soup using a family favorite, white chicken chili, as inspiration.

Autumn Harvest Keto Soup

Chop, slice, or chunk the following and slowly saute in 

1/2 c. butter:

2 small summer yellow squash or small zucchini

1 onion

1 c. mushrooms or small drained can

1 T. crushed garlic

While simmering add spices to taste (You can leave out anything you don't like. I added quite a bit because there are a lot of bland ingredients in here.):

Chili powder 

Cumin

salt

pepper

red pepper flakes 

cayenne

Add 1 22 oz. pkg frozen chicken strips (or chicken diced and precooked. I used the precooked Kirkland strips from Aldi's)

1 carton (32 oz.) chicken broth

1 cup water

When all this is hot, add

1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese (cubed)

1-2 cups cheese shredded (You could use Velveeta, but I used sharp cheddar -- about a cup)

as much or as little fresh spinach as you want. It totally disappears like Autumn magic. It is a Keto thing... 

I heated it until cheeses melted.  (If not on keto, I would have thickened it with a flour/water shake-up mixture.....and left out the spinach... lol)

We have had this two days, and we are not tired of it (which is great because it made a big cast iron pot full.)

I am adding the names to my Mayflower sampler... that is rather slow work! So I started a couple other Fall stitches... It is totally the new cross-stitcher wheel house to have a ton of starts and roam about from one project to another... They call these WIPs (works in progress) and very few modern stitchers do "monogamous stitching" (what my mom and grandmothers called "finishing up the first thing before you start another".) Woo hoo! The serial project starter has found a home here! 

I love this piece called Queen of Autumn

And I am now finished this one shown partially done--- but have to fully finish it by Thursday

I made my hat all black because my witches like it that way! I have about half of my Halloween decorations out. I know. Who was that woman who promised herself not to decorate as much since nobody is coming? (I don't know her either.)