My Chicken Vegetable Soup

I have dedicated this blog to my love of baking and introducing you to the world of some very creative bakers and people with a love desserts and their amazing creations. I love using my blog to share my love of baking and the recipes I create. I thought I would share with you one of my favorite recipes that I go to when it's cold and rainy out and I want a big bowl of warm soup. During my time culinary school days we made some really great soups and I learned a lot from the recipes I prepared for service that day. This soup I had learned how to make from my grandma years before but going to Culinary school helped me "tweak" it and refine the flavor.

Chicken Vegetable Soup
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2in cubes
4 stalks of celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped fine
3 carrots, chopped 1/4 dice
2 cloves garlic, sliced thin
4 Tablespoons Butter
6 or so cups of water or stock
sea salt/pepper

Add onions, celery,garlic and butter to the hot pot, cook till translucent.
add carrots.
Add water or stock
let it all come to a boil and add chicken
salt and pepper to taste

I let it come to a boil then add chicken, turn down to let simmer till chicken is done.
check after 1hr.taste to see if you need more salt and pepper.

Feel free to add a variety of veggies to this soup, I just wanted something simple the day I made this, but be creative!

I hope you have enjoyed my little break for all the goodies, because a girls gotta eat,it's so good!!

The Pastry Diva

My Awesome Fettucine Alfredo

Here is the recipe for the Fettucine Alfredo. This is the reicipe that I have used without an "official" written recipe. I pretty much "dump it in and stir" but I will break it down for you and post it in basic recipe form.
Enjoy!!!
1 lb of Fettucine Noodles
5 boneless skinless chicken breasts, baked in the oven, chopped
1 stick of butter (not margerine)
2 C Half and Half
1 1/2 c or so of Parmesan cheese,(not dried from a can) fresh shaved from the deli
salt and fresh ground white pepper

Boil noodles with a pinch of salt as directed on plackage.While noodles are cooking.
Melt butter in sauce pan till bubbly. If you want to add minced garlic, add to the butter now and let cook for about one min. Wisk in half and half till it is warm then add in cheese slowly whisking till all of the cheese is combined. At first the cheese will be lumpy, keep whisking till the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth. Taste your sauce, then add salt and white pepper. Regular black pepper is ok too.
Add the chopped roasted chicken to the sauce till it is combined and hot.Drain noodles,place onto serving platter and top with sauce and chicken.sprinkle with more cheese and parsley.
Serve.

I made this last week at Cadace's birthday party and took a couple pictures before it was eaten by my hungry family.I hope you enjoy and let me know how you like it. Renea W.