Creamy Chicken Soup

Melt 1/2c butter in a huge pan. Add 3/4c flour and stir. Then add 4c milk and 28ox chicken broth. Then I added diced chicken and two one-pound bags of frozen veggies (which I had thawed and finely diced) along with a little seasoning salt and lemon juice. I served it over 3/4c rice per serving.

Amazing Muffins

* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 cup whole wheat flour
* 1 1/4 cups white sugar
* 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 apples, chopped
* 1 cup raisins
* 2 eggs
* 3/4 cup apple sauce
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 4 tablespoons chopped pecans

Put in greased muffin tin and bake at 350 until firm in center, about 20 minutes.

These were to-die-for--excellent carmelization!

Lemony Chicken Soup

Lemony Chicken Soup

1 tsp olive oil
1 sm clove garlic, finely chopped
6 c chicken stock
1 rib celery, chopped
1 c shredded carrots
1/2 tsp Greek seasoning
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c orzo
2 1/2 c frozen green peas
3 c chopped cooked chicken
2 lg eggs
3-4 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1 lg lemon)



1. Heat oil over medium heat. add garlic and cook until light brown, about 1 minute. add stock, celery, carrots, pepper, and salt and bring to a boil over high heat. add orzo and reduce heat to a simmer. cook until orzo is tender, about 8 minutes.

2. Add peas and chicken and simmer 2 minutes. meanwhile, whisk together eggs and 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice in medium bowl. Warm egg mixture gently by whisking in about 1 cup hot stock in a thin stream.

3. Whisk egg mixture into soup and warm briefly over low heat 2 minutes. do not boil or eggs will curdle. adjust seasoning as needed with more lemon juice, salt, or pepper and serve.

Gingerbread Cookies

This recipe is from Williams Sonona. It makes absolutely perfect dough every single time--never sticky or crumbly, just like Play-Doh. This recipe makes about 8 dozen small cookies.

In a large bowl, mix:

5 c flour
1/2 t baking soda
1 T ground ginger
4 t cinnamon
1 1/2 t salt
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c sugar

In a medium bowl, mix:

2 sticks melted butter
1 c molasses
1 egg

Combine wet and dry ingredients. Chill dough. Roll out between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake on parchment paper for 6 minutes at 350.

Creamy Broccoli Soup

1. In a large pan, melt 2 T butter and saute one diced onion.
2. Add 14 oz. chicken broth and 1 cup of milk.
3. Add 10 oz. of frozen broccoli and cook for 7 minutes.
4. Puree soup in the blender and return to the pan.
5. Add 1/2 cup shredded cheese and 1T seasoning salt.

Broccoli and Chicken Risotto

This was awesome.

In a large pan, mix:

one pound cooked and diced chicken
one pound diced Velveeta
two pounds frozen broccoli
a few dashes of Chipotle Tabasco

Serve over rice.

Refried Bean Soup

Saute some onion and celery in a little oil. Add a can of refried beans, 1/4c salsa, one cup of water, a little garlic, a dash of Chipotle Tabasco sauce, and 2T of sour cream. Heat and stir.

Yum.