My To Do List

I had 5 things on my to do list today, not 1 of them got crossed off..........It isn't like I sit around the house eating bon bons all day, I just get side tracked. This morning I got to take pictures of sweet little Emily. After she went home I sat right down and got them edited and up on Flickr so her mama can see them. Then I went for my hour walk. Got home and cooked up half a chicken and made some wonderful low carb chicken broccoli soup. I can wait for supper tonite! Here is the recipe. I just tweaked it a little. I had no cauliflower home, so I used broccoli, that is it. I took a taste test, oh my, it is yummy.

CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup onion, chopped, 2 3/4 ounces
1 clove garlic, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped, 3 ounces
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dry parsley
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
12 ounces cauliflower, chopped, about 1/2 small
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Salt, to taste, about 1-2 teaspoons

In a large soup kettle, sauté the onion, garlic, celery and carrot in butter until almost tender. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the bouillon, pepper, dry parsley, paprika and xanthan gum. When the vegetables are tender, sprinkle the seasoning mixture over them; mix well. Add the cauliflower and broth. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, on low heat about 20 minutes or until vegetables are very tender. Stir in the cream, chicken and fresh parsley. Simmer until soup is heated through. Add salt to taste.

Makes about 6-8 servings
Can be frozen

I got the recipe from the famous low carber, Linda Sue, you can view it here:
http://genaw.com/lowcarb/cream_of_chicken_soup.html

Dave stayed busy all day, raked hay, hauled grain to town.
I picked tomatoes tonite, salsa tomorrow, it's on my To Do List!