What To Do With Leftovers!

The days after Thanksgiving are usually reserved for hanging with family, napping, and of course, eating Thanksgiving over and over again. Here is an incredibly quick and easy recipe for a light turkey soup that will brighten up those leftovers and is packed with protein and Vitamin B6 essential for healthy brain function.

Thanksgiving Soup:

• 6 cups fat free, low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup brown rice, washed
• 1 carrot, fine dice
• 1 celery stalk, fine dice
• 1 cup cooked white turkey meat
• 1/2 cup leftover vegetables like brussel sprouts, potatoes, etc.
• salt and pepper to taste

In a large saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil then reduce to a simmer over low-medium heat. Add carrots, celery and rice and let simmer for 20 minutes or until rice and vegetables are soft. Add cooked turkey and the remaining vegetables. Continue to simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serves 4-6

Happy Holidays!

Fort Fryday's : Celebrating our Hero's at Home!

A huge accomplishment of ours this year was shipping our products into the Military Commissaries! Commissaries are similar to grocery stores accept they are located on military bases all over the world. They stock similar items available in the US regardless where they are stationed, so a service member in the Middle East is able to purchase foods he would buy at home, like burgers and buns!

We started shipping our veggie French fries into the commissaries a few months ago and to celebrate this exciting accomplishment we created Fort Fryday's designed to honor the mom or dad who takes care of the household while their spouse is/was away. We call these strong amazing people, our Hometown Hero's!

What better time of year to deploy Fort Fryday's than now, the time of year we give thanks!

Here is our first Hometown Hero and her story. 

Name: Ashley Lopez
Affiliated Base: Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington

-Ashley, what branch of the military is your spouse ?
"My husband, Miguel, is in the Army. He is a sergeant"

-How long have you been a military wife?
"I have been a military wife for about 6 years now"

-Do you or have you lived on base?
"We lived on base while we were at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. We lived on post for 2 and half years. My husband is currently stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state and we are living off post in our first home."

-Tell us, what is the best thing about base life?
"It is like a little city, everything that you need is right there, from everyday necessities to great friends."

-Since we are a food company we must ask, what is your favorite food to prepare for your family?

"My favorite food to prepare is meatloaf, because I love sneaking vegetables into my husband and son’s diet. I love hiding vegetable in all the meals I make."
Cool Ashley, it sounds like we have similar missions!

-Ok, so you are on a deserted island and can only bring one thing...Go!

"If I was in a deserted island I would want to have an ultimate survivor’s kit  because it would have everything I need for a little while . But when I asked my husband this question, he answered that he would want the portal gun (from the game “Portal”) and said that he would become the only survivor in history to become obese. He said he would portal a wild boar straight into a fire pit, then portal the food straight into his mouth. Yeah, my husband is a nerd."
We just laughed out loud after reading this!

-Is Military wife life what you thought it would be?
"I really didn’t know what to expect, everything happened so fast, from when my husband left for boot camp, then schooling and then 2 deployments, but I wouldn't change a thing, all the places I have been and seen because my husband joined, all the great people I met and those I will meet have been a great life altering experience."

Such a cool story Ashley! Sounds like you are open to whatever life throws your way and you handle it with such a great positive attitude! Thank you for sharing your story with us! Enjoy your Peas of Mind care package!

Fall Time DIY

Who doesn't love to get mail... well unless it's bills or political propaganda from these past few months.

Our fall time craft is a homemade mailbox to post outside your child's bedroom door. It's a great way to make your child feel extra special and loved.

Use a small brown paper bag and have your child decorate the outside. Why not collect fall time leaves, acorns and twigs to glue on the outside of the bag and then tape it up outside his/her bedroom door.

From there it's up to you and your family to leave special notes!

Personalize It

We found this today and wanted to pass it on. What an easy way to personalize your child's coat, shirt, or any article of clothing. Either add a button to their clothing or re-sew an existing one.