Smoked Turkey Noodle Soup

I love photo props.  Some of you other bloggers apply the KISS principle (keep it simple stupid), but me, I can’t help myself, I keep finding adorable little things.  I really love vintage things (including McGyver).  My children will attest to my love for vintage items, I think I spent a good portion of all my money in Europe on antiques and what-nots.  Thinking of Tongeren…

I get why people say, “why spend your money on something old when you can buy something new and perfect?”.  Character folks, I love the character.  The history of an item intrigues me, who used this item, what was lovingly prepared and served in it?  Was this great grandma’s favorite?

I could spend hours and hours rummaging through antique and second hand stores, or even the Goodwill (never know where you might find the ‘one’). A few weeks ago, McGyver and I hit an antiques mall…a two football field long antique mall. “Danger Will Robbinson, danger!”

I could easily empty my bank account and max out all my credit cards, and use a few bank loans to purchase all the cool stuff that I find.  For example, I fell head over heals in love with a Spanish iron wrought table and chairs set.  Sure it needed some work, and a new glass top.  Oh, but the scroll work, and that perfect patina/rust weathering that no ‘fake’ aging can do just sang to my heart.  Alas, one look at the price tag and I say, I’m not paying that much for that junk”.  It makes me feel better to call it junk when I can’t afford it.

Fortunately for me, I can dig through kitchen booths and their gee-gaws and not leave the store empty handed.  For example, I found this little red and white enamelware pot, part of a set of 3, for $28.  I decided to keep the little one as a prop and take the two larger ones up to the cabin, where my vintage stuff actually gets used.  I didn’t know what I was going to use my little pot for, I just know that I loved it.  Then along came Smoke Turkey Soup; finally a marriage of my little pot, food and a fun little photo session.  Can you feel my little pot love?

Smoked Turkey Noodle Soup

2016-06-12 12:11:31

Serves 4

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Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

45 min

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

45 min

Ingredients

1. 1 pound smoked turkey breast
2. 1 tablespoon oil
3. 2 cups diced carrots
4. 2 cups diced celery
5. 1/2 cup diced onion
6. 8 cups turkey stock
7. 1 bay leaf
8. 2 to 3 sprigs of thyme
9. 2 cups frozen egg noodles (I like Reames)
10. Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a large dutch oven over medium heat, saute the carrots, celery and onions in the oil until tender. Add the stock, bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil, add the turkey and noodles and cook until the noodles are done, about 20 minutes. Salt and Pepper to taste. Remove the bay leaf and thyme stems before serving.

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