joy in simplicity.

I've been doing an awful lot of cooking lately. Honestly, I don't really know what's gotten into me. It could partly be because my mom has been sick with pneumonia for the past week, but all of this cooking has really been good for me, I think.

Well, like I said, my mom has been pretty sick lately. What's the best thing to eat when you're sick? Chicken noodle soup, of course!

Simple Chicken Noodle SoupIngredients: 1 whole chicken

Water
Chicken broth (if you have it on hand)
Celery
Baby carrots
1 yellow onion
Half a bag of frozen peas and corn
1 bay leaf
Your favorite noodles

Preparation: Clean chicken and celery
Fill pot with water and chicken broth until halfway up the the chicken.
Throw baby carrots, celery stalk and whole onion in pot.

Get it cookin': Bring to a boil, scoop foam off of the top of the broth, then let simmer on medium-low for an hour.
Take chicken out of pot and let it cool. Throw away veggies that were cooking with the broth.
Chop up baby carrots and celery and throw it in the pot.
Cut as much chicken as your heart desires, throw in the...you guessed it...pot.
Do the same with frozen corn and peas, noodles and bay leaf.. (I used lasagna noodles which are as big as my face, so I broke them into small pieces.)
Bring to a boil, then let simmer until noodles are soft.

Eat and enjoy!