Making It Homemade

Changing my lifestyle for my baby girl. My daughter was diagnosis with endometriosis a few years ago. She was having very bad menstrual cramps and bleeding heavily every month. When I was young I also had very bad .cramps and heavy bleeding, so when my daughter didn't think twice about anything. I just gave her pain meds and my helpful tips on dealing with painful cramps. As her pain worsen every month, it was obvious her pain was worse then I had. Long story short the doctor diagnosis her with endometriosis just by symptoms at the age of 13. In order to get an official diagnosis she'll have to have an exploratory surgery to see if in fact she has endometriosis which that's a no because she is too young. Speaking with a business associate she shared Tia Mowry had been diagnosis with endometriosis as well.

Tia Mowry!! love her so, I went on my research and starting reading her story about her journey. As I was reading I came across a cookbook that she published called A Whole New You. My daughter was in AHHH!! when I told her about it. The recipes in the cookbook are awesome.

One of the recipes we tried was homemade chicken noodle soup, it was so tasty. I think this particular recipe is great for everyone trying to get healthier.

Make sure you have all your ingredients before starting this fun recipe.

Let's cook!!

Making this recipe made me feel like a award winning chef. Look at those veggies!

First time for everything...shredding chicken

After you have shredded the chicken, then you will add it back to your veggies.

Tip: if you like salt, you might want to add more then what is suggested in recipe.

And TADA!!

Chicken Noodle Soup

4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 lbs.) 1 tbsp. kosher salt, divided 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 4 carrots, sliced into ¼-in.-thick coins 3 celery stalks, sliced into ½-in.-thick pieces 3 garlic cloves, smashed 1 medium-size yellow onion, chopped 4 oz. whole-wheat spaghetti, broken into 2-in. pieces ½ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1. Sprinkle chicken on both sides with 1½ teaspoons salt. Heat oil in a 4-quart pot on medium-high. Add chicken, skin-side down; cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken, and cook other side until golden, about 3 more minutes. Transfer chicken to a rimmed plate. 2. Carefully discard all but 2 teaspoons of the oil in the pot. Add carrots, celery, garlic and onion to pot. Stir in ½ teaspoon salt, and cook until onions are slightly tender and golden, about 2 minutes. 3. Return chicken to pot, and pour in juices from plate. Add 6 cups water; increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes. Add pasta to soup, and cook until pasta is al dente, 15 to 20 more minutes. 4. Remove chicken from pot, discard skin, and shred meat. Stir shredded chicken into soup; stir in parsley and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Serve hot.

Serves: 4 Active time: 20 minutes Total time: 1 hour

I hope you enjoy making and eating this fabulous homemade chicken noodle soup recipe. You can purchase cookbook from amazon from $14.99 or more depending on how you want to receive your copy.