Rainy day recipes...

Chicken Noodle Soup

(From the Betty Crocker cookbook but it has been slightly adapted by my mom and me)

5 cups water (I would actually make it more like 8+ because all of the other ingredients take up
quite a bit of room and make it less soupy)

1 Tablespoon Minor's Chicken Base or Chicken Bouillion Powder
( probably 1 1/2-2 Tablespoons if you are adding the extra water)

2-3 celery stalks
2-3 carrot sticks
Chopped dried or regular onion to taste (I would probably put in 2-3 Tablespoons?
1 Homestyle Chicken from Safeway or Costco (precooked and seasoned-delicious-over by the deli section at Safeway)
1 cup egg or pasta noodles (maybe a smidge more)


Begin boiling water with Chicken Base.

Wash and cut up the celery and carrots into bite-sized pieces. Place them in the boiling water.
Add the chopped onion. Add noodles. Boil until celery, carrots, and noodles are tender.

While everything is cooking...

Take all of the meat off of the chicken and place in a bowl. Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces. It is easiest to take the meat off of the chicken while it is still warm or hot. :)

The meat can be added to the water at the very end to avoid overcooking.

Enjoy with some fresh cornbread or French/Sourdough bread!

Let's Explore Another 'Hood

We've explored motherhood and wifehood and kitchenhood a bit. What do you think about exploring womanhood?! :)

What is your favorite part of being a woman? I think that mine would be that I can be emotional (in a good way). I'm not too keen on the emotional-in-a-bad-way thing, but thank goodness I'm not always emotional in that way. :)
I like being able to be emotional in a good way because it helps me to empathize with those around me who are hurting or excited or... Another one would be that I get to be domestic! I feel so accomplished when I'm able to make something from scratch and say that I made it. :) Even better is when my husband comes home to a homemade meal and I feel such a wonderful sense of accomplishment.