Sick Day Noodle Soup

Onion
Chicken Stock
Egg Noodles
Sweet corn
Ginger
Chilli Flakes
Soy Sauce
Coriander Leaf

When I’m not feeling well, I love to make some yummy noodle soup and this one is super easy. First I fry up an onion and some chicken in a little ground nut oil. Then I throw in about a pint of chicken stock and some noodles. In goes some soy sauce, some coriander leaf and ground ginger (so lazy). I like a little sprinkle of chilli powder or half a fresh chilli to clear my nose. Finally I throw in a hand full of frozen sweet corn and wait for the noodles to be soft. Then chow down.
What I love about this recipe is most of the ingredients are stuff I have in all the time so I know I can have soup whenever I don’t feel well.

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Cajun Chicken Gumbo

So yesterday evening after playing with WordPress for hours trying to get rid of the flipping “About” button I gathered the energy to start considering making dinner before OH came home. I looked at recipes for chicken burgers, then realised we had no burger buns but stumbled across Cajun chicken burgers. This led me to look for Cajun chicken recipes and I found Cajun chicken gumbo. You can check out the recipe here.

Came out delicious and served over some plain boiled rice (cooked in a microwave, a trick for another day). I didn’t have the Cajun spice mix described but I did throw in 1 tsp dried basil, 1 tsp paprika and about half a raw chilli (chopped). The red of the chilli added a bit of extra colour to boot. Its nice to have some basic jars of spices because you can make all sorts with them! Supermarket “spice mixes” for chilli, shepard’s pie and other basic dishes are way overpriced. Look at what actually goes into them and pick up the basic spices instead (plus garlic and onions). It’s a larger initial investment but saves over time, tastes nicer and leaves you with a real feeling of accomplishment that you have made something from scratch 🙂