Destined to have a restful day..

First and foremost I must thank you all for your response to my guest post on Rachel @ "French Farmhouse 425".  I was overwhelmed as I am sure she was too!  All I can say is I'm in good company ; )

So this morning I found myself chilled to the bone and feeling a bit under the weather.  Tis the season right?  I had no choice but to bundle up, and plop myself in front of the computer...sniffle, sniffle.

Nothing sounds better for dinner than some warm yummy chicken soup, and this craving led me to this recipe...

Lemon Chicken Soup

6 cups low-fat,  low-sodium chicken stock
2 whole chicken legs, poached
3 eggs
1/3 cup orzo pasta
2 lemons
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Begin by poaching the chicken legs. Other cuts of chicken can be used – I love the dark meat of the legs because it remains nice and moist in the soup and adds a lot of flavor.
In a medium pot, barely cover the chicken with salted water, add a few grinds of black pepper and simmer on low, partially covered with a lid, for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover completely and let cool in the liquid for 10 minutes, or until they can handled easily. Remove the skin, and pull the meat from the legs in bite sized pieces.

Heat the chicken stock (either homemade or canned) in a soup pot to a simmer. Add the orzo, a little torpedo shaped pasta, to the water and cook for 10 minutes, still at a simmer. Ensure that the pasta is fully cooked.

Meanwhile beat the eggs with a fork until they are frothy and add the juice of 1 and 1/2 of the lemons. Reserve the other half of lemon for garnishing..

To the eggs, add a tablespoon of the hot chicken broth, beating it in quickly.  This will “temper” the eggs – or slowly bring them up in temperature so they will not scramble in the soup. Repeat with two more tablespoons of broth.

With the soup off the heat, add the egg mixture to the pot, stirring all the while. Place back on a warm burner, but  Do not bring the soup to a boil after this point, or the eggs will scramble.

Add the poached chicken, warm on very low and correct for salt and pepper. Garnish the soup with slices of lemon and Enjoy!

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Then my attention is drawn to the fact that my little toes can't seem to get warm.  Maybe what I need are these...

Sock Theory

And who says you can't be layed up in bed and not look pretty?

Also from Sock Theory, and simply divine.

These beauties remind me that I will feel better soon, and I will eventually doll myself up in garments that I can only imagine will look like this...

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Like I said...a girl can imagine.  Maybe all I need are some zzzz's.  Have a happy Tuesday all!