Home made chicken soup!

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.How about a recipe for chicken soup
With actual chicken and vegetables.
I have a very funny story about chicken soup.

A young lady was sick with the flue and I volunteered to bring her some chicken soup.
I made my favorite soup and i brought her some.
I will never forget her reaction,she said "Oh it has chicken"
At first I could not understand but then I realized can soup has traces of chicken and probably she never had home made chicken soup rich and delicious a meal on it's own.
 Needles to say she loved it.

Here is my favorite recipe.

I would use 1/2 of a chicken
.Wash chicken and remove all visible fat.
Place the chicken in a large pot with water to cover.
Start the cooking proses ,when it starts to boil froth will accumulate on the sides,remove it with a large spoon.
The more you remove the better your soup will be
.At this point you can add ;
1 onion cut in 4
 2 carrots and 2 celery stalks diced.
3 cloves of garlic(helps to take away the smell of the chicken).
2 potato's diced
I love to add 1 lemon the juice.

Season with Salt and pepper,adjust the heat to low and let simmer for 30 min
.At this point debone the chicken, cut in small pieces and put back in your soup
.If you like add some noodles,and you have a delicious soup made from scratch that you will love.

OK.OK. Avgolemono everyone is raving about avgolemono the Greek way of making the soup and they thing I am hiding something.
This is my way for avgolemono.
What is Avgolemono any way?
It means egg-lemon and the instructions follow.
Let the soup cool down for about 5-6 minutes .

You will need 2 eggs separated.
The juice of a large lemon
1/2 cup soup broth

With a hand mixer beat the egg whites until picks form , add the yolks beat another minute and then slowly add the lemon broth to the soup and stir gently.
Never boil soup after this point.
This is the famous Avgolemono and it makes the soup stand out from the ordinary.
It gives it a rich and velvety texture
.Greek chicken soup Avgolemono traditinaly is done with rice.
Enjoy this very famous Greek recipe for chicken soup!














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Why snack on almonds

Almonds are a wonderful delicacy!
Almonds and honey what an amazing combination!
They are little bundles of energy always ready to do their magic.
Their composition covers all 4 food groups.
They are high in protein and other essential nutrients.
Almonds are easy to carry with you for a delicious and very healthy snack!
Almonds are indispensable in Greek cooking and baking.


Recipes I absolutely love using almonds


Kourabiethes (butter cookies with icing sugar)

Bake at 350 20-25 min. 35-40 pieces


2 cups good quality unsalted Butter (room temperature)
½ cup Icing sugar
1 Egg
2 tsp.Vanilla
2 tsp Baking powder
1 cup Almonds (blanched roasted and coarsely chopped)
5 cups Flour
Icing sugar for dusting

Place butter in mixing bowl and with mixer at high speed beat butter with icing sugar for 10 minutes.
Add egg and continue beating another 5 minutes.
Add the rest of the ingredients except flour and mix well.
Change the mixer element and use the paddle to work in the flour.
Slowly add the flour a cup at a time checking the mixture.
Mixture has to be soft and easy to handle.
Form small round balls, lightly indented with thumb and bake in medium heat .
When done and while warm put icing sugar in a flat container and gently place the cookies on top.
Dust icing sugar over cookies to cover them completely.
When cold place in a beautiful platter and enjoy your” Kourabiethes”.

Litsa's Tip:The softer the dough The better
your Kourabiethes will be.

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Lemon pasta and a movie

Friday night special meal for one with your favorite movie.

How about lemon pasta with shrimp?

A very delicious and refreshing way to enjoy pasta after a long week.
And remember tomorrow is another day.( A little bit of Scarlet never hurts.)

Here is how I make it.

In a heavy skillet add 2 tbsp. butter and 3 tbsp olive oil.
Crush 2 cloves garlic and saute for 1 min.add the shrimp and continue until shrimp changes color and it becomes a nice pink.
Deglaze with 1/2 cup white wine and the juice of 1/2 a lemon salt and pepper shrimp and add your prepared pasta with a little pasta liquid.

You can use some red pepper flakes and some lemon zest if you like more spice.
Sprinkle with some good quality grated cheese and you are ready to enjoy a 20 $ meal for fraction of the price.

Time alone is not a curse it is a blessing even for the young.

It is a time for reflection and evaluation.

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Please suggest an easy seasonal desert

You can make individual trifles with the fruit you like
like strawberries with brandy,caramelized apples or bananas and
so on.
I always get pound cake from the super market plain or chocolate.I love to have it available.
Get a nice fancy glass and start layering.
Begin with pieces of pound cake,sprinkle a little liqueur of your choice add whip cream and continue with a generous portion of fruit.
Add a dollop of whip cream decorate with some crushed nuts and you have a delightful desert with the minimum effort.

To caramelize apples:In a heavy skillet add 2 tbsp butter and 2 apples,golden delicious my favourites peeled and sliced.
Saute for 2-3 minutes add 3 tbsp sugar continue until sugar dissolves and deglaze with a little brandy,ready to use.

For the strawberries wash them and slice them add sugar and a little brandy mix well and refrigerate for 1 hour so the flavors can come together
.Bananas can get the same treatment as the apples

Amazing flavors and a fantastic presentation !