Life-Giving Chicken Soup

Broth. Brodo. The perfect harmony of warming, nourishing ingredients. Gently simmered to infuse the liquid with delicate vitamins, minerals and life-giving nutrition from a simple mix of basic vegetables and bones.
Its always been my favourite food, as I child I would ask for my birthday dinner to be a big steaming bowl of “brodo” with rice. Being a June baby, this heated meal would dismay my family members, but nothing else would suffice…I wanted soup!

When cooked with enough love, patience and know how, it can be the perfect thing to resurrect you from a cold, flu or even a bad day. So grab a glass of wine, put on some Etta James, and make a big pot of chicken broth.

The following recipe is for my basic chicken broth, which I make on a frequent basis in the colder months and have stored in my freezer at any given time. This recipe is a mix of my mother’s, a classic clear french consume, as well as some personal added flavour enhancers and immune-boosters.

Please feel free to play around and add different spices and herbs, there’s really no wrong way to go about it. Just remember the basics: at least add the holy trinity (onion carrot celery) and if adding bones, let cook for a minimum of 1.5 hrs. Also, remember to continually skim the surface for impurities coming from the bones. This stuff is all the toxins that you don’t want in your body.
This recipe can be used as a base for anything ! Roast some squash and make a purée soup. Use as the base for a tasty risotto. Add some pastina and beaten eggs with Parm for stracciatella soup. Sip in a mug when you have a cold. It is a life saver.

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Cauliflower Chickpea Patties

This recipe is a meal prep option to have in your arsenal. The chickpea patties, once cooked, freeze very well. This makes for a very quick weeknight dinner. The patties pair well with a dollop of yogurt mixed with feta and a fresh-herb packed salad.

The reason it works well for this program is because it’s quick to reheat once cooked and it’s loaded with anti-inflammatory properties from the turmeric. The curcumin in turmeric, which is the active constituent that makes turmeric yellow, is precisely what benefits brain health. In countries that consume large quantities in their traditional diet, like India, have shown to have better mental health performance and Alzheimers is quite low.

This recipe is also a power-house of nutrient dense foods:

Cauliflower is a from the brassica family, high in sulfur, great for hormone balance and liver support.

Flax seeds are high in fibre, omega 3 fats (particularly with a near ideal omega 3, 6, 9 ratio). Great bowel health and the fats feed the brain and nervous system (which is covered in a myelin sheet of fat).

Watercress is considered a powerful detox herb that can help heavy metals leave the body because it acts as a chelator. Also highly alkaline.

Turmeric is anti-inflammatory

Red Peppers are higher in vitamin c than oranges, an important nutrient in adrenal health

Pumpkin Seeds are a top stress less food as they’re high in magnesium and zinc. Top nutrients for adrenal health.

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