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i has spent my whole lifes a cookin. i got a early start at it cuz i is the second oldest of nine - thats a big family to cook for. and growin up on a workin farm makes for everbuddy to has a mighty healthy appetite. after i married my man, everett, cookin was a bit easier on me since it was just the two of us and thats when my creativitee really started to kick into high gear. so much so that everett encouraged me to open myself up a diner. that was the funnest time ever to be had by any mortal soul. i kept at that diner thang even when the yung-uns begun to show up. now they is all growed n dear everett is long gone so i has learned in my old age how to cook on a smaller scale as a single wid-der woman. exceptin on wednesday nites - we all has a grate big church social pot luck supper afore bible study down there at the calvary community chapple n thats my chance to still cooks up a storm - it is jest sooo much fun.
my grate grandsun has been a buggin me for some time now to write down all these here recipes that i keeps in my head so that the family can remember me after i leave this earth. he has turned me onto this here blogg thang n now that i has got the hang of it all, i thinks it is a real awesome way to record down thangs.

here is a handy lil tip: y'all can CLICK on any of these here pictures to enlarge them n then ya can see more of the details . . . (n then hit the BACK ARROW in the upper left hand corner of the screen to return to the story). aint that jest somethang now!!!

Monday, December 3, 1990

veggie cluck soup



this here soup is real good for
using up leftovers

but ifn you is starting
from scratch
here is what ya can do . . .






2 tbsp of olive oil
2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken breast (cut up into bite size chunks)
cracked black pepper n garlic powder to taste
1/2 of a medium red onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tbsp dried parsley
4 cups of chicken broth
1 lb bag of frozen mixed veggies (i likes the corn n peas n carrots n green beans n lima beans)


in a large soup pot, heat oil.
season them chicken chunks with the
cracked black pepper n garlic powder n
add that chicken to the heated oil n cook about 5 minutes on each side.

add the onion n celery n herbs to the pot n cook gently, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes.

dump in the chicken broth all gentle like so as to not splash it all over your apron n such n
bring it all to a boil.

add them
frozen mixed veggies n
reduce heat to low n put a lid on that pot n simmer for about 35 to 40 minutes
, stirring occaionally.

note: ifn ya wants, at the end of this here cookin process, ya can laddle out about 1/4 cup of the hot broth n mix it with 2 tbsp of flour n then gradually add this mixture back into the pot for to make a thicker gravy-like broth. jest bring it all back up to a boil n cook n stir for about 2 more minutes. it is real yummy . . .


additional additions:
spinach n mushrooms
poblano pepper
pasta
tomatoes
okra
broccoli n cauliflower
potatoes or turnips or rutabagas
zucchini or yeller squash
jest any thang that ya likes . . .


by-the-by, you can jest as easy make
veggie gobble soup
or
veggie oink soup
or
veggie moo soup