this soup sounds easy and delicious, furthermore it has 3 additional ways of making it. i found it in the most recent woman's day magazine, march 2011, page 148.
4 oz of medium egg noodles
1/4 bunch fresh dill
4 bone in chicken breast, split, about 3 lbs
6 carrots, sliced 1/4" thick
4 celery stalks, sliced 1/4" thick
2 medium onions, quartered and sliced crosswise 1/4" thick
10 cups low sodium chicken broth or water
kosher salt and pepper
1.) cook the noodles according to directions.
2.) meanwhile, tie the dill together with a pice of kitchen twine or thread and place in large pot along with all other ingredients, except noodles. bring to boil. reduce heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked thru about 20 to 25 minutes.
3.) discard the dill. transfer the chicken to a bowl and when cool enough to handl, shred meat, discarding any bones. stir the chicken and noodles into soup.
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Pozole - omit noodles and dill. add two 28 oz cans of diced tomatoes (drained) and 1 tbspn ancho chili powder with the vegetables. add 2 cans 15 oz hominy beans rinsed, along with the shredded chicken and simmer and heat thru.
Thai Chicken Noodle Soup - omit the dill - add one 2 1/2 in piece of ginger (sliced) along with vegetables. before returning the shredded chicken to the pot, add two 14 oz cans of light coconut milk and bring to boil. stir in chicken, noodles, 1/2 cup fresh lime juice and 1/2 cup roughly of fresh cilantro (chopped)
Chicken, Chickpea, & Couscous Soup - omit the noodles - add 2 15 oz cans chickpeas (rinsed) along with the shredded chicken and simmer thru. cook one 10 oz package couscous; fold in 3/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, and 1/2 cup chopped flat parsley. spoon couscous into bowls and top with the soup.
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cold cures - woman's day - december 2010
vitamin c - (one of my personal favorites - i once rode the bus from winthrop to east boston everyday with a nurse from mgh and she said you cannot od on vitamin c, when a cold comes on keep pumping them, you may need to go to the bathroom a few more times than normal, but that is actually good, and i have taken vitamin c as directed ever since - and i have stayed pretty healthy).... prevent a cold, but only if you take before exposed to the virus, says kathi kemper, md, chair for the center for integrative medicine at wake forest university. one study found that athletes who took vitamin c slashed their risk of developing a cold in half. try 500 mg twice daily during cold season.
ginseng - works to prevent a cold but like vitamin c, you have to take it well ahead of time. cold-fx, which contains an extract of ginseng was found to reduce the incidence of colds by 25 percent when taken twice daily over a four-month period.
echinacea - works to - shorten a cold's duration and possibly prevent you from catching one. try one 500mg capsule daily as soon as symptons arise or whenever someone around you gets sick, says lynne david, nd, a naturopathic doctor at the center for integrative medicine in washington, dc. to ensure quality, look for the american herbal pharmacopeia (ahp) or nsf international seal.
zinc - works to shorten a cold's duration and make symptons less severe. studies suggest sucking on a lozenge every 3 to 4 hours, starting as soon as you have symptoms.
vitamin d - works to - keep your immune system strong. if your levels are normal, then taking extra d is unlikely to help, but since so many people are lacking, it's a good idea to ask your doc for a blood test.
if you decide to take any supplements, discuss with your doctor first.
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