Desserts And Good Food

      A thanks to my daughter Stephanie for making this satisfying and delicious soup. She's always looking to create food to please her picky eater son and she was delighted when he ate a full bowl of it.                   Ingredients: 4 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup onion, small dice 1/4 cup carrot, small dice 1/4 cup celery, small dice 2 bay leaves 2 Idaho potatoes, medium dice 2 fresh basil leaves, minced 32 ounces organic chicken broth 1/4 cup of whipping cream 1 organic chicken breast salt and pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced 2 tablespoon olive oil        In a small bowl mix in the olive oil, salt, ground pepper and thyme . Season the chicken, place it in a roasting pan and b ake at 375°F making sure to turn it halfway through the cooking process. Bake for about 30 minutes or until you insert a meat thermometer, and the temperature reaches 160.  ...

     When you take care of a grandson like my Logan you need time and imagination to make him eat. Everything for him is yucky or disgusting.      I developed this recipe looking for a way to make him eat some vegetables. I pureed  his portion and served the chicken on the side, and to my surprise  he tried it and said it was yummy!  That made me smile.      This comforting and satisfying soup is full of fr esh vegetables with a taste the whole family will love. P uréeing some of the white beans and vegetables gives the soup a more interesting texture.  You can serve this  as a meal by itself or paired with a side salad.                        Ingredients: 1-pound organic chicken breast, cubed 5 cup low sodium, organic chicken broth 3 tablespoon, organic extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoon unsalted butter Kosher salt, and ground black pepper to taste...