"My Mom Knows Best" Soup: A Happy Accident Soup for a Sick Little Girl

Why is it that when you're sick your mom is the only one who can make you feel better??

And even if you know exactly what you have to do to feel better, somehow you need to hear it from your mom??  

This is my ode to my mom... so, "Thanks Mom!"

What's worse than missing a rendezvous with some of your best friends Britti, Ali, Lexie, & Mel because you're sick?!  Losing your appetite because you're sick!

I've been in bed for most of the day, but did venture out to the lovely Harris Teeter to pick up some fixing for dinner.  I haven't had the stomach to eat all day because of my sore throat, but I couldn't take it anymore.  So since moms always know best, I called my mom to figure out what I could eat without feeling even more miserable.  And guess what?  She knew exactly what was best... some homemade soup! 

So I grabbed some leftovers: chicken broth, frozen corn, frozen andouille sausage, and egg noodles -- then add a few extras I bought: mushrooms, bean sprouts, onions, and scallions and VOILA!!  A yummy, edible soup that I could actually eat!

MY MOM KNOWS BEST SOUP:

Egg noodles in chicken broth with sausage, onions, mushrooms, edamame, corn, bean sprouts, 

and scallions

This was a "thrown together" soup, but it turned out EXCELLENT!!  It had a great spice to it and wasn't overly salty.  

INGREDIENTS:

Extra virgin olive oil

1 white onion

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1.5 packages light chicken broth (about 48 oz)

1 package egg noodles

2 links Aidells' Cajun Style Andouille sausage

3/4 cup frozen corn

1 package sliced baby bella mushrooms (about 8 oz)

1 package frozen, shelled edamame (8 oz -- Steamables is a great brand)

1 bunch scallions (chopped into generously-sized pieces)

Bean sprouts (as many as you want; I used about 2 handfuls)

PREPARATION:

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan on medium heat; add the garlic and chopped onion to the hot oil and cook for 2 minutes.  Add the chicken broth.

In a steamer attachment, place the mushrooms and bean sprouts.

Place the steamer with veggies on top of the pot and cover; bring to a soft boil.

Add the veggies to the broth and bring back to a boil

While waiting for the broth to boil, slice the sausage links in half lengthwise and then in half again (into quarters, lengthwise); slice the sausage and put it in the steamer attachment over the broth coming to boil.  

Slice the scallions and steam the edamame in the microwave according to directions.

As the broth returns to a boil, add the sausage, edamame, corn, and egg noodles.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally.  

When the broth is boiling again, add the chopped scallions and cover to cook again for another 5 minutes.

Add freshly-ground salt & pepper, parsley, herbs provence, and crushed red pepper.  Stir and remove from the heat.

Leave the cover on the pot for 5 minutes and let the soup sit.

When you're ready to eat, serve in a bowl with a few slices of fresh, raw scallions on top.

After enjoying my yummy soup, I'm going to enjoy a Hot Toddy.. my (new) favorite cold remedy!

HOT TODDY

1 shot whisky, preferably Jameson

1 cup HOT water (boiled as if for tea)
Freshly-squeezed juice from half a lemon

1 tsp honey

Add a cinnamon stick for added yumminess!

PREPARATION:

Boil water in a kettle (or in the microwave... but I prefer the kettle).  Add 1 shot (1 oz) of Jameson to a mug.  Squeeze the juice of 1/2 a lemon into the Jameson.  Pour the boiling water into the mug.  Stir well, add a slice of fresh lemon and a sprinkle of cinnamon (preferably an actual cinnamon stick) and ENJOY!

CHEERS!  Here's to staying in bed, watching a movie, 

and getting better!