My cold came back for revenge, and I decided today that I really need to suck it up and make proper soup. I went through my notebook of tried and true goodies and on tap for this evening is Chicken Chili (which really has more of a soup consistency), so I dragged my sniffly scary looking self up to the market to get the goods.
I do have to say that my pantry is in slightly better shape than it was when I first moved into this house. No longer does every recipe need to have every single solitary ingredient purchased! (I basically have restocked the spice cabinets from nothing.) Today just needed the chicken, beans, a couple white potatoes, an onion and garlic. I’ve got all the spices and stock for a change. :) Perfect world I would have had chicken in the freezer and beans in the cupboard, but this is still an improvement.
The recipe is an easy one, thank goodness. The mice en place will take the longest – gotta chop the onions, garlic, potatoes and chicken. Then it’s just brown the chicken, onion and garlic and basically dump everything else in and let the house smell wonderful for a while. Took the lazy route and picked up some jalepeno cornbread from the bakery to go with it.
When shopping with a cold, I tend to overshop. For me it’s worse than doing the marketing while hungry. But I did stumble upon this:
I am fairly certain this is the same mix my Mom used for potato pancakes. Yes, a good German girl would know how to make them from scratch, but it was a comfort food from my younger years, so I had to pick up a box.
But the important thing is that there will be real, from scratch food tonight and pics and a recipe to go with it!