Fall Food

  I was recently back home in Wisconsin for a couple of weeks and when I returned to the island it was cold and wet.  It had that wonderful fall smell.  The only thing I could think of was squash soup!  This recipe is super easy. You know you live on an island when you cant find fresh squash, so frozen it is.

-2 packages of frozen squash
- 1 cup whole milk
-1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 small onion chopped
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 clove garlic
- dash of paprika
 
Mix ingredients in large sauce pan and simmer on low.

Chicken noodle soup and home baked flax seed millet bread

                                                    

With the last couple days being grey and cold I decided to make some soul food!  This bread is absolutely delicious.  The nutty flavor combined with the crunch from the millet makes this one heck of an awesome textured bread.

Bread

-2 cups wheat flour

-1 1/4- 2 cups white flour 

- 1 packet of active yeast

-1/2 cup millet

-1/4 cup flax seed

-1/8 cup butter

- 1 1/2 tsp salt

-1/4 cup warm water

1 cup very warm water

Combine yeast and warm water, set aside.  Mix ingredients and add yeast, knead together cover and let rise 30 min.  Punch down and put into loaf pan let rise until doubled (about 45 min) bake at 375 for 30 minutes.  Reduce heat to 325 for 10 minutes more. 

Chicken noodle soup

This is a simple and easy recipe

-2 zucchini (sliced)

-2 cups chopped mushrooms

-1 cup broccoli

-handful fresh parsley

-1/2 box chicken stalk

- 2 chicken breast cubed

-1 can tomatoes

-2 cloves garlic

-4 cups water

1 cup frozen corn

- 1 box noodles

- salt and pepper to taste

Throw every thing in stock pot at same time bring to a boil for 3-5 min, reduce heat for 10- 15 minutes.  Enjoy with your delicious bread!