Sick Hubby

I have a sick husband on my hands. What makes my family feel good when we are feeling sick?

Chicken Noodle Soup
**This is the recipe used to make chicken & dumpling soup. I just replaced the dumplings with Oma's noodles.**
3 bone-in chicken breasts
Water
Carrots
Oma's Noodles

1. Place chicken breasts in stock pot & fill with cold water (water should cover chicken). Bring water to a boil. Let the water boil fully on medium-high for about 10 minutes. Skim off any white foamy scum & bits of food that rise to the top.
2. Turn heat down low enough to sustain a gentle simmer while the lid is partially on. Simmer, partially covered, for two hours or longer.
3. Remove chicken & strain broth. Shred chicken & return to broth.
4. Add carrots (I like to shred my carrots) & Oma's Noodles. Cook until noodles are done. Keep an eye on the noodles & continue to stir so noodles do not stick to the bottom of the pot.

Oma's Noodles
**My Grandmother has made these noodles forever. We have them at Thanksgiving & Christmas (well, anytime we eat turkey). They are so good on top of mashed potatoes as a gravy!**
1 cup flour
2 eggs
3 T cream or milk
Dash of salt
Dash of baking powder

1. Make a nest in the flour, blend in the eggs.
2. Add the cream, salt & bakng powder. Shape it into a ball.
3. Roll our on a floured board.
4. Let them dry an hour or so.
5. Cut them into thin strips.

For a wedding gift, my Mom & Dad gave us a bread machine. My Mom had one when I was growing up & used it often. The bread that came out of that machine was always the best. I am ashamed to say, I did not get out the bread machine until last year. I guess, I thought since the bread my Mom made was so good, it had to be really hard to make. I never even took the machine out of the box & read the cookbook that came with it!! Well, when I decided to stay home with my kids I started thinking about all the wonderful things my Mom did for my brother & myself growing up. I decided a year or so ago to give the bread machine a try. Wow, it is so easy & so good!! For the last year, I have been making our bread & rolls for dinner using the machine. I have saved us a lot of money & have really enjoyed it! Plus, my husband thinks I'm a homemaker godess with my bread making skills! haha ;)

With our chicken noodle soup, I made white bread to go with it.

All-American White Bread
**This recipe came from the Better Home & Gardens More Bread Machine Bounty cookbook. My Mom gave me this cookbook a couple months ago & I have made some REALLY yummy bread from it!**
3/4 c milk
1 T margarine or butter
2 c bread flour
1 T sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp active dry yeast or bread machine yeast

1. Add ingredients to machine in order listed.
2. Select #1 (Basic) & A (Medium)
3. Press Start
**YES, IT'S THAT EASY!**