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Vegatable Lover’s Chicken Soup

I thought I would share great recipes, that I have found over the years, at least I thought they were great.  I love to try something new, sometimes it just doesn’t work out like you hoped, but it is fun trying them out.  I love to cook when I have the time and the ingredients, lol.  So I will upload recipes from time to time, I hope you like them, like we did.  Bon Apetit!

Vegetable Lover’s Chicken Soup

Recipe courtesy EatingWell.com

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin
• 8 ounces chicken tenders, cut into bite-size chunks
• 1 small zucchini, finely diced
• 1 large shallot, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons orzo or other tiny pasta, such as farfelline
• 1 1/2 cups packed baby spinach

Directions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

Add zucchini, shallot, Italian seasoning and salt and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, broth, wine and orzo (or other tiny pasta); increase heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the pasta is tender, about 8 minutes, or according to package directions. Stir in spinach, the cooked chicken and any accumulated juices from the chicken; cook, stirring, until the chicken is heated through, about 2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis

Per serving Calories 261

Carbohydrate Servings 1

Carbohydrates 12 g

Protein 31 g

Fat 8 g

Saturated Fat 1 g

Cholesterol 72 g

Monounsaturated Fat 5 g

Dietary Fiber 2 g

Sodium 335 mg

Potassium 483 mg

Exchanges 2 vegetable, 3 1/2 very lean meat, 1/2 fat

Nutrition Bonus Vitamin A (70% daily value), Vitamin C (45% dv), Folate (22% dv).

August Newsletter

Emerald Cut Peridot

The birthstone for August is “PERIDOT” (pronounced “pear-uh-doe”, the “t” is silent).    Beautiful vivid green with a slight hint of gold, the perfect gemstone to go with that light summer wardrobe.

Peridot is a very old gemstone, which is very popular today.  In Ancient times it was found in Egyptian jewelry, it was said the stones came from a small volcanic island off the Red Sea.

Pear Peridot & Oval Blue Topaz with Diamonds by Andrea Candela

The peridot today is a gemstone that you should definitely get to know better. Its fine pistachio to olive green is the perfect complement to a fresh, light summer wardrobe, story from gemstone.org.

The August flower is the Gladiolus or sometimes called the sword lily.  Gladiolus long stems are beautiful in your garden or as cut flowers.

August 6th –  “National Fresh Breath Day“ Today’s the day to bring awareness of how important fresh breath is to your health.

August 9th-12th – Perseid Meteor Shower or meteor shower.  Among the many nights of the shower, there is always the one night that the viewing of the shower is at its best. This year, that evening falls on Aug. 12, when sky watchers can observe colorful fireballs, outbursts of light and long hours of gracefully streaking meteors.

August 10th – “National Smile Week“ Make someone smile today and the rest of the year.  This would be a great time to remember a smile always receives a smile.  So plan on a lot of smiling.  🙂  Give someone you love jewelry, it always gets a smil.

August 15th – “Woodstock“ 40 years ago today, a music festival that promised Free music and good times was held on a 600 acre dairy farm in Woodstock, NY.  32 of the Best-Known Musicians of that time, appeared there to almost a half a million people.  It lasted 3 days.

Woodstock, 1969

August 18th – “Bad Poetry Day” According to Holiday Insights…Bad Poetry Day is a day to create some really bad verse. But, why you ask? Perhaps, the answer is simply “because you can”. Maybe, it exists to allow us to better appreciate good poetry. Or, perhaps it is to be written to irritate someone……

August 25th – “70th Anniversary of the WIZARD of  OZ”   A 1939 American musical–fantasy film. Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home.

We're off to see the Wizard

It was not a commercial success when it first aired, in 1939.  But, from 1959 to 1991, The Wizard of Oz was an annual television tradition in the United States, and through these showings, it has become one of the most famous films ever made.  Even today.

August 26th – “National Dog Day” Today is the day to honor dogs for all they do in our lives and give us so much love.  In addition to giving us companionship and love…dogs watch over our homes, they are used in rescues and for the blind.  So give your dog a BIG HUG today and maybe play with him also.

Dogs...Courtesy of Wikipedia