| Here is a nice soup dish that is easy to make and | | | | chuck a whole head of cauliflower into the pot. It will |
| great on a cold winter day. I invented it yesterday. You | | | | make a big splash. Cut off what cauliflower you need, |
| will be the second party to partake of it. | | | | chop it down a bit, and add the pieces to the pot. |
| First, go to the store and buy: | | | | Do the same with the broccoli. |
| A bottle of Ragu sauce. (The Alfredo sauce is | | | | Watch your fingers! |
| tempting? Okay, buy that instead.) | | | | Did you remember to put a clove of garlic in the pot? |
| Four cans of chicken broth or 2 cans of chicken broth | | | | Well, you can do it now. It's not too late. Okay, chop it |
| and 2 cans of vegetarian broth. Decisions, decisions, | | | | up or squish it if you want to. |
| decisions! | | | | Drop the chicken meat into the pot. |
| A bag of those little carrots from the produce section | | | | When the vegetables are cooked but not too soft, |
| A cauliflower head | | | | add the fresh or canned mushrooms. You can fry |
| Some broccoli | | | | them first if you like. If you use fresh mushrooms, and |
| Garlic | | | | you should if you can, make sure you wash them and |
| Fresh or canned mushrooms (fresh are best) | | | | slice them before cooking. I know it's tempting for |
| Chicken whole legs including thigh and leg, or just thighs, | | | | mushroom lovers to just throw them in the pot. Okay, |
| or just legs, or buy the whole chicken. Just make sure | | | | just throw them in the pot. |
| you have some brown meat in there somewhere. | | | | If you already had added the mushrooms, that's okay |
| More decisions! | | | | too. Who knows when the time is right for adding |
| Boil the chicken in half of the chicken broth. Don't get it | | | | mushrooms? I don't. Just make sure they get in there |
| so hot that everything boils away. A gentle boil, my | | | | at some point. |
| dear! Note: Did you remember to remove the skin and | | | | Now you should have a wonderful soup. The bright |
| fat from the chicken before you put it in the pot? | | | | orange carrots should be looking pretty with the green |
| (Don't burn yourself when you take the chicken out to | | | | broccoli and the white cauliflower. Now is the time to |
| remove the skin. Well the skin is easier to remove | | | | add the Ragu or Alfredo Sauce. |
| from hot chicken.) | | | | You can preheat the Ragu or Alfredo Sauce but why |
| When the chicken is completely cooked (it doesn't | | | | would you do that? It will dirty another pan. However, |
| take that long), remove it from the pot and drop in the | | | | you do want every drop of that Ragu or Alfredo, don't |
| carrots. You get to decide how many. Add the rest of | | | | you? Dump the Ragu or Alfredo into the pot and then |
| the chicken or vegetarian broth. | | | | use some soup broth to dilute the rest of the Ragu or |
| Let'er boil! | | | | Alfredo that clings to the bottle. Swish it around and |
| Remove the meat from the chicken bones. Suck the | | | | get that Ragu or Alfredo into the pot. |
| extra meat off the bones and lick your fingers. | | | | Stir the pot. |
| Delicious! You've got time to cool the chicken before | | | | Turn the pot down to a simmer. |
| you remove the meat. Oh, I should have told you that | | | | Oh, just turn it off if you are in a hurry. |
| sooner. | | | | Break out the bowls. |
| After the carrots have boiled for ten minutes or so, | | | | Make some toast to dip in the soup. |
| add the cauliflower and the broccoli. Now don't just | | | | |