More Comfort

Olivia has been home from school with the flu.
Brillo Man is facing surgery.
I'm trying to keep it all together and not lose my mind.
We all need more comfort food!!

Dinner last night - Homemade Chicken Soup.
Simple but yummy - something I'm sure we all make.
And good for all that ails you!



Note: Brillo Man did not make this...after he's all healed up post surgery in a few months...yes, Mrs. Mac, he'll post a famous soup recipe - which none of you will be able to duplicate because he's NEVER made the same soup twice and probably can't tell you what he puts in it!

At any rate...here's my recipe for this batch....(I never cook with recipes either - I just dump things together until it looks or tastes right and mine is rarely the same twice either!)

Leftover chicken from the one I roasted last week. Boiled and deboned. I added Celery, Carrots, Parsley, Fresh Spinach, lots of Garlic and freshly ground Black Pepper. I may have added some other spices - as I type this, I can't recall. (I have trouble remembering what happened ten minutes ago - let alone something I did yesterday!) No salt and No onions - We don't need the salt - there's enough in the grated cheese that is sprinkled on the top and no onions because Brillo Man will not eat them. All of that cooks together for an hour or two until all the flavors blend together. I cooked some Super Wide Amish Egg Noodles (acquired from our local bulk food store) and spooned a few of those into each bowl while serving. If you add them to the pot of soup and then don't eat all the soup - the noodles will soak up all your broth and the next day you won't have soup anymore - just chicken and noodles and a few veggies! Serve with freshly grated Romano Cheese on the top - and a few crackers if you will.

Perfect for a rainy day! It's rainy here! We're eatin' soup!!

Well....my turn with the apron has come to a close. I had these big plans of making homemade ravioli, sauce and wedding soup - I had even purchased some dishes from The Good Shepherd Center just like those my Italian Grandma used to serve us her homemade ravioli. Those dishes would have looked great in the photographs! Alas, this week was just too chaotic here at my house to fit in an entire day of making sauce, ravioli and wedding soup! Someday, I'll make them and share the recipe (ha - I don't use recipes, remember?) Suffice to say, that once you've tasted of my family's homemade ravioli - there's no turning back to storebought! It can never measure up! I think Char has eaten them a few times years ago --way back in our college days! Don't know if she remembers or not!

At any rate - you can all keep your eyes on your mailboxes - the apron is on the move again! This has been a fun experience - and I'm sad to see it end! I'll be looking forward with great anticipation to all the delicious dishes and experiences that you all share in the weeks to come!

God Bless You and Bon Appetit - or as my Grandma would have said, "Dio la Benedice, Mangia Mangia ora!! (God Bless you, now EAT EAT!)