Happy Anniversary

On Wednesday, the 27th Ken and I celebrated our 14th anniversary. We cleared our busy evening schedule and had a wonderful time celebrating as a family. I loved sitting around the table sharing memories of our wedding day and our time dating, before we were married, with our children and my parents. I love to celebrate our anniversaries, the beginning of our family, with our children. I love telling them how much we love them and that of all our married adventure, they are our greatest joys, our greatest accomplishments.

All of this was shared over a delicious Caribbean Stew dinner that my sister-in-law introduced us to when she was here for Christmas. Oh, it is so yummy and I loved making it for our special night.

Caribbean Stew

1 chopped onion
2 celery stalks
1 green bell pepper (I skipped this and it was still delicious)
14 oz. pack of turkey sausage
2-3 sweet potatoes
28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 can garbanzo beans, drained
3/4 can coconut mild
14 oz. chicken broth

Chop onion, celery & bell pepper and saute in oil (in cooking pot)
Add sliced sausage, then quartered sweet potatoes
Add crushed tomatoes, broth and spices
Bring to a boil then simmer until everything is tender
Add beans and coconut milk