cooking with Leah

Mark has been sick for the last week on and off with the start to the winter season flu. But now I am left to cook, scary right, I know. So currently trying to take on a simple soup recipe, seems to be going ok, however I must go wake Mark every 10 minutes right when he has drifted off, if I am doing it right.

This is our soup great for winter and colds!

You need:

Sliced thin Potatoes (3 to 4) double (wash after cutting too)

Carrots sliced (2 small or 1 large)

Cerelery sliced (2 sticks)

1/4 cup chopped Onion

sliced Mushrooms (3 to 4)

one piece of Garlic crushed or finely chopped

Veg or chicken broth one container

1 to 2 cups of water or more broth

2 or more cups of whole wheat noodles

pepper, oregano, basil, italian seasoning, cumin

Sliced thin Potatoes (3 to 4) double (wash after cutting too) doesn't need to be peeled....

Carrots sliced (2 small or 1 large) can't find peeler....

Cerelery sliced (2 sticks) glad this didn't need a peeler...

1/4 cup chopped Onion struggle with figuring out if you cut it right

sliced Mushrooms (3 to 4) only had 2 so chopped up in little pieces make it seem like more

Saute this up in order. Best if you start with potatoes, then cut next item add to the pot, then bug your sick husband if you are doing this right, so on and so forth. Stir occasionally. Once that has cooked a bit, and browned a little then add:

one piece of Garlic crushed (start yelling because you can't find the garlic press, only to be right in your face) or finely chopped

Veg or chicken broth one container however that much is, I know I am a great help

add 1 to 2 cups of water; whatever looks good

Start adding all the spices you can find since your out of everything

pepper, oregano, basil, italian seasoning, cumin (but we are out just pretend)

Bring to a boil and stir it up!

In second pot boil water and partly cook 2 or more cups of whole wheat noodles

once they look partly done (if your me don't test them or look at them just as long as they arent hard its all good) add to the rest and boil up, start blogging about it in hopes in boils over. Check to see if noodles are done, the remember how bad you burned your tongue on left overs earlier and can't taste. When noodles are partly done add them to a somewhat boiled down soup, let cook until done.

-I hope this brings a smile to your face

-Leah