I am deeply indebted to Keirnan, who told me that to avoid tears, she rinses her onion under cold water after she makes the first cut, which slices the onion in half. I tried this and it worked perfectly for me. It’s the first onion I’ve cut in a long time where I didn’t do half the chopping by touch alone, hoping I didn’t lop off a finger.
Last week when I made chicken soup, I used my regular recipe but threw it in my crock pot on high for 6 hours instead of doing it on the stove. It was one of the best batches of soup I’ve made in a while. I may never use the stove top for soup again.
J.’s family introduced me to Manero’s in Greenwich, CT a long time ago — eating there was one of their family traditions. The Greenwich branch closed a few years ago, but some of the employees from the restaurant opened up Greenwich Prime Meats to fill the void (their Web site has been down for a while though the store is definitely open; you can read about it on Chowhound). You’ll have to cook your own steak, but they sell the prepared Gorgonzola salad, garlic bread, and fried onions the restaurant was well-loved for. So bad for you, but oh so good.
Your chicken soup was just what the doctor ordered today to help me with my miserable allergies. Mmmmm! The flavor was fabulous – I loved the addition of dill, which I have never added to chicken soup/stock. Thanks for running a batch over to me today – you’re the best!
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lauren | September 23, 2008 at 9:17 pm
yum yum…i miss our family dinners at manero’s. ohhh so yummy!
the boiled chicken from the soup gave M her first taste of chicken. thanks D!
Very cool — the boys never liked mushed-up chicken. Did she? — Dara
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Lauren | September 24, 2008 at 8:19 pm
not really. she tried spitting out the pieces. I mushed it into applesauce to try and hide the texture a little…still she knew when it was plain applesauce and when it was chicken applesauce. she is a smart cookie! Howeer, she liked it better than peas!!!!!
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Sharon | September 23, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Your chicken soup was just what the doctor ordered today to help me with my miserable allergies. Mmmmm! The flavor was fabulous – I loved the addition of dill, which I have never added to chicken soup/stock. Thanks for running a batch over to me today – you’re the best!
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lauren | September 23, 2008 at 9:17 pm
yum yum…i miss our family dinners at manero’s. ohhh so yummy!
the boiled chicken from the soup gave M her first taste of chicken. thanks D!
Very cool — the boys never liked mushed-up chicken. Did she? — Dara
3.
Lauren | September 24, 2008 at 8:19 pm
not really. she tried spitting out the pieces. I mushed it into applesauce to try and hide the texture a little…still she knew when it was plain applesauce and when it was chicken applesauce. she is a smart cookie! Howeer, she liked it better than peas!!!!!
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