Chicken soup

The chicken soup my mother cooked was delicious but always the same. It had some potatoes, some onions, some egg noodles and chicken in it. It is tasty and warming your soul when it's cold outside but this soup is not diet friendly.

This soup is different from what my mother makes for variety and better for diets. There is no starch in it so it is safe to eat if you are on a diet.

Here is my recipe - try it at home and you will love it, too!

You will need:

1 cup cubed boneless skinless chicken breast

8 cup water

1 cup chopped celery

1/3 cup sliced carrot

1 medium onion

1/2 cup wild rice or country mix

1 medium tomato, chopped
Salt to taste

Boil the water, add chicken breast, celery, carrots and onions. Add rice and cook all together until the rice is tender. Add chopped tomato, salt and cook about 10 minutes more.

Enjoy!

Nectarines are in season!

Nectarines are in season here in Arizona!

They are sweet and fragrant, juicy and taste wonderful when just picked from the tree and still heated by the sun. They are full of vitamin C and low in fat, what else can you wish for an easy summer snack!

We have hundreds of them on our tree and we are canning them, freezing, making jam and nectarine juice. Next we will be making a nectarine pie ... if the birds, those little winged thieves will not get it first! :)

To be continued on rest of the garden...