i just discovered your site.  OMG you are the best!!!  Thank you for so much stuff to consider and use.

Ingredients.

2 pounds of ground chuck...brown and drain any liquid off ( can use ground turkey if you want)

1 head of cabbage ( chopped )

2 cups diced celery

2 cups diced onion

1 green bell pepper, diced

2-3 cloves of garlic ( minced)  I used a heaping T. of minced from a jar

5-6 cups of beef broth

1 - 25 oz jar of tomato basil pasta sauce

2 tsp. oregano

2 tsp. basil

salt & pepper to taste ( optional)

Put all of the ingredients into a crock pot, stir to mix it all together...Cook on medium for 4-5 hours...I myself put everything into the crock pot except for the cabbage...I allowed it to cook about 2 hours before I put the cabbage in, because I like mine more on the crunchy side...It was a very delicious soup.

That sounds amazing! Off to Amazon I go...

I'm pre-op and as you know I love the recipes on your blog - and my family does too! It's gone a long way toward easing their concerns around my eating "weird" after surgery. :-)  

I find the rest of your posts inspiring as well, and find new wisdoms there every day.  Thanks so much for a great resource. :-)  and, congrats on achieving such great and ongoing success in your weight maintenance!  You are one of my inspirations Shelly! 

Christine