A sick kiddo and a birthday party to get ready for

So Nico has been sick for the past 2 days and all he has been asking for is soup. He likes creamy soups but we have stopped buying them after Nico went dairy free. So yesterday I made a quick chicken noodle soup, made with Asian rice noodles, rotisserie chicken, diced carrots and gluten free chicken base. So easy! Today I made him creamy broccoli cheddar soup. I used my food processor to puree broccoli then added some coconut milk to the puree . Just enough to make it creamy then I put it in the sauce pan and added onion powder and minced garlic. Then I melted the Daiya "cheddar cheese" in it. My son loved it!! We ended up putting it over rice.

Now, Ella's birthday is Saturday, and I am trying like crazy to get ready for it. It's a little hard working around a sick kid, and a tiny girl that specializes in mess making. 2 of the dishes I am makinge are garlic meatballs and chili. So I mixed a ton of sausage and ground beef and other spices and finely chopped mushrooms and separated it in 3 separate servings. 1/3 to brown to go in the chili, 1/3 to make into meatballs and 1/3 to use next week to make golabki. (Polish cabbage rolls). I still have a bunch more to make as her party gets closer, bit I am all for prepping early and making my life easier the day of the party. We're dressing up and Ella is going to be Wonder Woman! It will be so much fun!