Five

Five years and still here. The finality of the delete button is too much for me.
 

Chicken Soup

Jen's Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

2-3 cooked chicken breasts, diced
6-7 garlic cloves, minced
1 small yellow onion, diced
salt and pepper to taste
7 cups water + 2 Tbsp chicken bouillion (or 7 cups chicken broth)
1 carrot, shredded
3/4 cup rice
1 can evaporated milk
1 bunch green onions, chopped and separated

In soup pot:

Saute garlic, yellow onion, and whites of green onion in 2-3 Tbsp. oil.  Add chicken and heat through or cook until it begins to brown.  Add 7 cups water and salt & pepper.  Bring to a boil.  Add bouillon and return to boil.  Add carrots and taste to adjust seasoning.  Add rice. Stir and return to boil.  Simmer 15-20 minutes.  Add evaporated milk and green parts of green onion. Heat through.
Serve with Hawaiian bread or rolls.

Serves 5-7

Notes:
Adjust amount of water to reach desired consistency, using approximately 1 tsp. of bouillon for every 2 cups of water.

Pork may be substituted for chicken; using beef bouillon in place of chicken bouillon.

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Three years ago. . .

I started a blog. I haven't looked at it for a long time, but tonight I found myself wanting to write. Out of curiosity, I checked the date of my first post and to my surprise, found that tomorrow marks my three year blogiversary. I only kept it current for a short time, but it led me to so many interesting people and even to the opportunity to publish. Who knew?

I got busy and quit posting, but sometimes I wonder if I also stopped writing because I was afraid. (Of what, I'm not sure--success? failure? being able to write something worth reading? losing readers? getting comments? becoming consumed with how to turn my ordinary day into a blog post?)

Well, here's to conquering fear. Maybe it will mean more posts, or an essay submitted for publication. Or maybe it will mean that I keep my journal more regularly--I haven't decided.

On the other hand, maybe it just means that I'm avoiding going to bed, will have a handful of chocolate chips and forget all about this blog for a loooong time.




What's your prediction?

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