Family wiener roast...

Last night was our annual wiener roast.  We had several friends and family over.  It was the perfect night for it....low 50's, very calm out...and John built a beautiful fire....

  Food preparation begun earlier in the day since I had to cook for the wiener roast and for our church potluck the next day!  For the potluck I made BBQ'd little smokies, 7-layer salad, and chocolate chip cookie bars.  For the wiener roast, I made more chocolate chip cookie bars, caramel hot chocolate, cheeseball, homemade vegetable beef soup and smoked sausage and potato soup! (recipe to follow)  Of course we had the typical hot dogs, buns, and condiments.   Becky brought 2 double layer pumpkin pies, and some peanut butter cookies, however they were confiscated by my husband and hid in a truck!  We all had a lot of fun!

   While most of us enjoyed sitting around the fire....Blaize insisted on the sandbox for his entertainment...

  We even had an unexpected visitor...

  It was Walter, our Saint Bernard.....after we were done eating, he came around a picked up all the scraps.
                                                 
Here is the recipe for my Smoked Sausage Soup:


You will need:
2 lbs of potatoes
2lbs  of Polska Kielbasa fully cooked smoked sausage
5 oz of matchstick or shredded carrots
3 cans of Bean with Bacon soup


Peel and dice your potatoes.  Put potatoes and carrots in a pan.  Cover with water and boil until soft.  Drain some of the water off, leaving about 2 inches of water in the pot.  Add all the soup.  Slice the Smoked sausage and add it also.  Bring to a simmer and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes of until everything is hot.  Serve plain or with cheese and crackers.  


Variation:
If your family likes spicy foods....You can add jalapeno peppers. 

                                                       Enjoy!