Chicken Noodle Soup (+STOCK)

Soups in the winter time are a must. Soup brings comfort and warmth from the cold. It can also be the home remedy that your mom recommended for cold and flu season. We just love

a good chicken soup in our home.

Ingredients

Stock
6 cups water
1 Bone in Breast of Chicken

Soup Contents
2-3  Carrots - sliced or a bag in mini carrots. (We prefer regular carrots)
2 Stalks of Celery- Sliced (Save the leaves for the stock)
1 Red Onion - Thinly sliced
or
3-5 Scallions Thinly Sliced
2 Red or White Potatoes - Cubed
1 Turnip - Sliced Thinly
1-2 Leeks - Sliced Thinly
1 Parsnip - Sliced Thinly

Seasoning
2 tsp Himalayan Salt or Cracked Salt
1 tsp Cracked Pepper

Optional
Kale and Chard

In a Crock Pot - Cook the bone in breast fully immersed in 6 cups of water. (You can vary the amount if you want) A bone in breast provides a clear low fat broth. You won't experience gristle when you refrigerate the left overs.) Cook the chicken on Low for 4 hours.

After you create the broth, carefully remove the chicken from the bone. The meat will slide off the bone pretty easily. Be careful to watch for bones as you separate the meat. Add the vegetables to your stock and chicken. Cook for another hour on Low. Check the vegetables for tenderness....set aside and serve.

Waffles with a hint of Ginger - OMG!

Recently, the kids inspired me to try changing up my waffle recipe a bit. So I added a hint of ginger to compliment the Vanilla extract on oh my goodness....so good. Here is the recipe and dads, don't use the box waffle mix when you can have fun making them from scratch. And you kids will love making the batter with you.

Ingredients

1-2 Cups Flour (Enriched White or Wheat)
1 tsp of Baking Powder

2-3 Organic or Farm Fresh Eggs

1 tsp of Vanilla

1 tsp of Grated Fresh Ginger or Powdered

1/4 cup of cane sugar of sugar in the raw
1/2 cup Almond or Organic Milk
Coconut Oil or Spray

In a bowl, mix your ingredients together. Using a whisk, mix the ingredients together until you get a smooth consistency with no lumps. Heat the waffle iron and coat the iron with coconut oil or spray. (If you get the spray, read the ingredients. Many times it is soy mixed in with Coconut extract of icky ingredients. There are natural sprays, just read the ingredients to ensure good health)

Using a soup spoon put a scoop in the center of each waffle template. Try not to over flow, closing the door will ensure an even spread. Set your timer for 3 minutes and you have waffles! This batter is also good for Pancakes if you want to try something different.