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