And I'm feeling a little froggy. The Dr. told me to take a couple of days off work to try and kick this cough cold bug. He gave me a scrip for some strong cough medicine so I don't wake myself, and everyone else, up in the house.
I made a big pot of chicken soup and some cranberry relish to tide myself over.
Chicken Soup for the Throat
You'll need:
1 package of chicken thighs (I like thighs because the bones and fat give the soup flavor)
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Potatoes
Chicken Boullion (I like the artificial taste)
Garlic powder (unless you have some fresh garlic)
Salt
Pepper
Egg Noodles
Olive Oil or whatever you like to cook with
A big soup pot
Put olive oil in your big pot. Heat it up. Add chicken. Cut up the veggies while chicken is browning a little. Put the veggies on top of the chicken. Let them cook down into the chicken juices, while you add garlic powder, salt, pepper, boullion. Don't add much water, you want the veggies to absorb the strong chicken flavor.
After an hour or so of slow cooking, add water to cover and then some more. After this has simmered for awhile add the egg noodles. This soup, like lots of things, is better after it's cooled and reheated. If you don't like fat you might skim it off after the soup is cooled.
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Sweet Lemon and Orange - Cranberry Relish
I saw some nice looking fresh Oregon cranberries at the fruit and vegetable stand and thought they sounded tasty. Why wait for Thanksgiving?
You'll need:
Fresh cranberries
1 1/2 cup of sugar
Orange juice
Fresh manderin (or other sweet) oranges
Lemon
Heat sugar and 1/2 cup or so of water until sugar dissolves
Add cranberries
One orange sectioned
A little orange zest (the outside of the peel)
A little lemon zest
Scant cup of orange juice
Cook the cranberries until they pop. They will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks. I can't eat too much at one time, the flavor and sweetness is very intense. Really wakes up your mouth.
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I'm listening to a small local public radio station today KSER - A Sound Adventure. It's a "Sound" adventure because we live by the Puget Sound. You can listen online. They play an eclectic mix, you won't be hearing on other radio stations. Recommend you give them a listen once in awhile to see what you think.
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Happy cooking, listening and living.
Hope you have a good Friday and a great weekend.
Take care of yourselves.
