This past weekend, most of my family was sick, including me. I wanted to make a pot of Chicken Soup, but I honestly could not stand up for very long. I figured that I would take my chances with a simple Crockpot soup method and it turned out great.
My family all has different tastes when it comes to Chicken Soup, so I made a batch of rice, thinking that Sarah and I could add it to ours and Bay could skip it. I also added hot sauce to mine, because I like a bit of heat.
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Fall, in addition to being the time of year when the leaves change and the weather turns mild, is the beginning of Flu Season.
I’m sick. Not fever-sick, but I feel extremely yucky. I’m making up a batch of chicken soup right now. I always add extra chicken to my soup recipe. It makes a richer broth and there’s leftover chicken that I can use for another dish.
Here’s my recipe…….
Chicken Soup
*2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
*1 cup onions, diced
*1  & 1/2 cup celery, chopped
*1 & 1/2 cup carrots, sliced into thin rounds
*5 cloves of garlic, chopped fine
*2 Bay leaves
*1 teaspoon fresh oregano
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I’m a big fan of soup, which is funny considering I hated it as a kid (and my kids don’t care for it much now either — I wonder why that is)?
From a cooking perspective, there are few soups that are so time- or energy-consuming that they’re not worth bothering with, and from a consuming point they’re comforting, tasty, and in many cases pretty good for you.
Oddly enough, one of my favorite soups to make comes from one of my least-liked Food Network personalities, Rachael Ray. I’ve been making her chicken and dumpling soup for years and, I’m willing to …read more