Winter Woes

Gosh it has been nearly a month since I last updated my blog. Such is the life of a mamma living with an unwell bub. Poor Amelie has been suffering from a cold and associated blocked nose. Damn cold keeps coming and going and has transformed my happy little bub into a clingy unhappy one.

Poor little poppet and poor me. We are both as sleep deprived as each other.

Seeing as I'm stuck indoors today trying to keep Amelie comfortable and warm while outside it is cold and blustery, I've decided to put on a pot of warming soup.

Okay so it won't help my six month old baby but the soup will definitely warm my spirits. It's a favourite of mine.

Chicken and lentil soup

Six chicken drumsticks, skin removed
1/2 packet of dried soup mix, rinsed
1 brown onion, chopped
2 celery sticks, sliced
2 carrots, grated
1 zucchini, grated
paprika
cumin
salt
pepper
stock

Brown drumsticks in a little oil in a pot. Once well browned remove from pan and set aside. Add chopped onion to pot and saute until translucent. Add celery, carrot and a generous amount of paprika to pot and cook over a low heat until vegies start to caramelise. Add a dash of cumin and zucchini and cook until zucchini is softening. Return chicken to the pan and add soup mix. Cover with stock and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken starts to fall off the bone. Remove chicken and pull off and chop the chicken. Discard the bones. Return chicken meat to the pot and season with salt and pepper.