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Mama's Homemade Chicken Soup

7/21/2018

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Oh my goodness yummy & perfect meal any time of year!  Once you make this batch of soup and freeze the rest for later...you'll have an easy, pull-out-of-the-freezer meal.  Just add some soup pasta and a side salad & done!

You might want to try throwing in some cooked escarole or little baby meatballs, top with some Parmesan or Romano cheese for extra goodness!

This is how we do it in the "D" House!

Ingredients

1 Whole Chicken

1 1/2 Gallons of Water

6 Whole Potatoes – Cut into 1” pieces

8 Carrots – Cut into wheels

6 Stalks of Celery – Chopped & the leaves are good too

2 Large Onions

Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder – to taste

1 Tbs. Chicken Soup Base (Powdered) or Liquid Chicken Broth

3 Bay Leaves


Directions

​Put your chicken in a large stock or soup pot.  Mine is a 14 quart size pot, but it is a little on the big size for the job.  An 8 or 10 quart stock pot would most likely work just fine.
  1. Now add 1 ½ gallons of water. 

  2. Add 2T of salt.

  3. Bring your chicken, salted water, onions & celery to a boil.

  4. Turn down the heat, cover and let is simmer for a few hours (2 to 4 hours or so) I never really time it I just cook until my chicken has kind of fallen apart.

  5. Separate the chicken and broth.  I do this by putting a large pan (large enough to hold all the broth) in my sink, Then I put a colander inside the pan to catch the chicken…then pour the broth and chicken into the colander. 

  6. Remove the chicken and set this aside to cool.

  7. Return the broth back into the stock pot.

  8. Add carrots, potatoes, Salt, Pepper, garlic powder (about 1 tsp.), chick soup base and bay leaves.  Let simmer on medium until all veggies are tender.

  9. While soup is simmering…..de-bone your chicken & add to soup!

  10. Cook some soup pasta al dente & add a bit of cooked escarole to add to bowls…ladle on your soup & enjoy;)

  11. Freeze the rest for another day!  Easy pull out to add a salad for a nice little dinner!




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Lemon Blueberry Bundts

5/14/2018

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Omgoodness....BURSTING with Flavor!  This lovely note from a fellow Foodie proves it....LOL!!  These moist, delicate Bundt Cakes are sure to be a crowd pleaser!  Great for an afternoon tea, coffee with friends...or just a superb dessert!  Top it with fresh whipped cream or vanilla bean Gelato to take this lemony treat to the next level of goodness.

Here we go!

​INGREDIENTS
For the Bund Cakes:
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 3 tbs Zest and juice of 2 lemons
 
For the Glaze:
  • 2 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Remainder of Zest
  • 1 Cup sliced Almonds for decoration (optional)
 
INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour 12 mini bundt pans (or one large); set aside. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
  2. In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, beating on medium speed about 10 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low to medium speed for 1 minute after each addition and scraping side of bowl frequently. Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
  3. Fold in berries, zest and juice until combined.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan(s), spreading evenly. If doing mini's....Bake for approximately 35-40 minutes; If making one large cake, bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.  Watch them - timing is everything.
For the Glaze:
  1. Stir together confectioner's sugar and lemon juice until combined and drizzle over top of cooled cake then serve.  Serve plain or add Gelato or whipped cream;)

​ENJOY!!
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LEMON-BERRY GELATO

2/24/2018

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Do yourself a favor and MAKE THIS RECIPE!  Take it to the beach while you're at it.

Heavenly flavor you'll want to taste again and again.  D'Licious;-)

Here you go.....enjoy the process!



Ingredients

 
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • ¾ Cup Lemon Juice – Fresh is preferred
  • 3 Tbs. Grated Lemon Peel + 1 Tbs Zest
  • 1 Cup Berries of your choice-rinsed and drained
  • 5 Egg Yolks beaten lightly
  • 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
 
 
Directions
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1.    In a small heavy saucepan, heat milk to 170° on your kitchen thermometer. (I bought a good one for less than $10 at GFS).  A good cook should never be without one. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Now you’ll whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Now I add my grated lemon peel (reserving zest for topping).  Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a spoon.
2.    Remove from the heat; strain. Stir in lemon juice. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in cream and berries. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
3.    Fill cylinder of your ice cream machine or small ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving. Yield: 1-1/2 quarts.  You can do this in an airtight container…Freeze for an hour, stir until creamy then freeze again.  Consistency may not be exactly like gelato…..but still tastes just as good! 

ENJOY & ALWAYS……….HAVE FUN IN YOUR KITCHEN!

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Vegan, Gluten Free Molten Lava Cakes

2/4/2018

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OMGoodness! This EASY Vegan, Gluten Free Dessert is sooooo D'Licious - you'll be making it all the time!

Try this recipe - you won't believe it.  Guilt Free, healthy alternative to the best chocolatey dessert you've tried yet!  This will ALWAYS satisfy your chocolate craving.  Fine-tuning the recipe, I just had it for breakfast :-)

Ingredients:

Lava Cake
  1. 3 tbsp Whole wheat or for Gluten-Free use Oat flour (plain oats blended in the food processor into a flour)
  2. 1.5 tbsp cocoa/cacao powder
  3. 1 tbsp organic pure cane sugar or stevia
  4. 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  5. 1 tbsp maple syrup (or other liquid sweetener)
  6. 1/4 tsp baking powder
  7. Pinch of salt
  8. 2 tbsp coconut or almond milk
  9. Vegan Choc chips (to hidey into center before baking).
Chocolate sauce
  1. 2 tsp cocoa/cacao powder
  2. 1 tsp maple syrup (or other liquid sweetener)
  3. 3 tsp coconut or almond milk

Directions:

1.  Mix all dry cake ingredients together into a small bowl, then add wet ingredients.  Then burry the choc chips into center - making sure they are covered with the cake batter (5-7 chips per cake).

2.  Spoon batter into mug or ceramic ramekin and microwave on high for 1.5 minutes until done.

3.  Make your chocolate sauce....and spoon over the top.

Add vegan whipped cream, berries or whatever your heart desires!

If you're serving more people, multiply accordingly.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

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