Another Chicken Soup for a Chilly Day!

Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup

Another awesome chicken soup recipe from Marti's Kitchen Concoctions inspired by a chilly windy day in the High Desert.  Once again, I start out with a baked whole chicken that I de-bone and boil the bones to make scrumptious chicken broth and cube some of the pieces of chicken meat to add to the soup after the veggies are cooked.

Boiling Chicken Bones for Soup Broth

Cubed Chicken for Chicken Soup

Organic Vegetables for Chicken Soup

Today's chicken vegetable soup has organic onions, garlic, celery, carrots, red cabbage, broccoli, kale, home grown squash from our fall 2011 garden that I froze, peas, pink salt from the Andes, and last but not least organic salt free spices that I get from Costco!

Chopped Vegetables Ready to Saute

Veggies Simmering in Chicken Broth

After I saute the veggies in a little sunflower or sesame oil, I add some of the chicken broth and simmer them for a little while.  This gives the veggies a chance to really soak up the flavor of the broth, pink salt and salt free spices.

Chicken Vegetable Soup in Crock Pot

I put all the ingredients in a crock pot to simmer on low until time to eat!  A crisp organic lettuce salad goes really well with chicken soup.  I make a great Italian Dressing using organic olive oil, Bragg's raw unfiltered organic apple cider vinegar and those yummy organic spices I get from Costco.  Bon Appetite!

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Chicken Soup on a Chilly Day!

One of my other creative ventures in life is making Homemade Soup!  I create One-of-a-Kind Soups...never make the same soup twice!  Some might be similar but I always create something just a little different.  I don't measure anything either...well except a little of this and a little of that...a pinch of this and a dash of that...whatever inspires me at the moment.

Today's Soup Creation

CHICKEN PENNE PASTA SOUP

First I boiled the bones from a whole baked chicken to create my chicken broth base.  I had used part of the chicken for another meal and saved the breasts to dice up for this soup.  I added some organic Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Pasta, some organic peas and chopped organic kale...last but not least my favorite spices - pink salt from the Andes and Organic No-Salt Seasoning that I purchase at Costco.  It is a blend of 21 organic spices and ingredients from around the world.  It gives soups and other creations a little Pizazz! Bon Appetite!

A Great Country Breakfast!

 Farm Fresh Eggs

My friend Collette, invited me to buy her yummy organic veggie basket from the Wrightwood Food Coop last Friday so I could check out what they have to offer every couple of weeks...there were so many yummy things in the basket plus I got to choose some extras!  There were other vendors there as well so I picked up a bunch of Swiss Chard and Mustard Greens etc.  I love omelets with spinach and other fresh steamed veggies in them so I thought I'd steam the mustard greens and fix a little different country breakfast this time...WOW!  Who ever heard of mustard greens with breakfast! ...Delish!  So here's a few photos of the steps in this country breakfast beginning with going out collecting fresh eggs from our wonderful laying hens.

 These are a few of our "girls" plus one of our roosters eating their own country breakfast!

 We get quite a variety of color- even a few blue/green colored eggs.

We also get a variety of sizes! I can't even close the lid on this egg carton!

Interesting Information About Eggs!

• To test an egg for freshness, put it in a bowl full of water. If it sinks, it's fresh; if it stands on its nose, it is about 2-3 weeks old; if it bobs to the top, throw it out.

• Can't remember if an egg is fresh or hard-boiled? Just spin the egg. If it wobbles, it's raw. If it spins easily, it's hard-boiled.

• Eggs contain all the essential protein, minerals and vitamins, except Vitamin C.

• Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain Vitamin D.

• Eggs contain choline, which is necessary for healthy cell membranes in the body. Choline stimulates brain development and function, and helps in preserving memory.

• Eggs contain lutein which helps prevent age-related cataracts. Eggs contain more lutein than spinach and other green vegetables. 

 Check out the color of these fresh country egg yolks from our wonderful laying hens!

 Turkey bacon is the best ever and I do pat the excess grease off before serving.

 And here are those yummy mustard greens steamed and ready to serve.

AND

 WALLAH!  Breakfast is served!