Shaken Baken Blog

It's  December, and I feel like I've been fighting off a cold the whole month. The some days warm, some days cool temperatures are killing my sinuses and my immune system. First sign of a scratchy throat or runny nose keeps me running to the pantry for soup ingredients. Whatever I have is what goes in the pot. Chicken soup is one of the easiest soups to put together and you can use any type of pasta. As you can see here, all I had on hand was some Fusilli Bucati  pasta that I was saving for a cold salad. Guess what? It worked today. 2 Large Chicken Breast or 4 thin sliced 8 oz fusilli pasta (1/2 box) 6 cups water  48 oz container chicken broth 1 tsp. granulated turmeric (for color, flavor, and health properties) chopped scallions for garnish salt and pepper 2 chicken bouillon cubes Boil chicken breast in 4 cups water. Add 1 chicken bouillon cube to water. Season water with salt and pepper to taste. Remove ch...

It's  December, and I feel like I've been fighting off a cold the whole month. The some days warm, some days cool temperatures are killing my sinuses and my immune system. First sign of a scratchy throat or runny nose keeps me running to the pantry for soup ingredients. Whatever I have is what goes in the pot. Chicken soup is one of the easiest soups to put together and you can use any type of pasta. As you can see here, all I had on hand was some Fusilli Bucati  pasta that I was saving for a cold salad. Guess what? It worked today. 2 Large Chicken Breast or 4 thin sliced 8 oz fusilli pasta (1/2 box) 6 cups water  48 oz container chicken broth 1 tsp. granulated turmeric (for color, flavor, and health properties) chopped scallions for garnish salt and pepper 2 chicken bouillon cubes Boil chicken breast in 4 cups water. Add 1 chicken bouillon cube to water. Season water...

When it comes to pizza toppings,  my family likes all the meat and cheesy goodness you can pile on. The more the better. I wanted to try something different and go with meat toppings made from turkey. It was a pleasant surprise for my little ones, they were too busy munching to notice. It came out better than I expected and of course I didn't document the process as it was an experiment. But we were happy with the results and even happier with a little less fat involved. :) Ingredients 13.8 oz. can Pillsbury pizza dough (Classic) 3/4 cup c hunky spaghetti or pizza sauce 2 cups p art skim milk mozzarella cheese 1 package turkey pepperoni 4 t urkey Italian sweet sausage links 1/2 tsp. minced garlic 2 tbsp. butter 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder   I decided to cook my sausage before putting them on the pizza to reduce the oil from the cheese and the pepperoni. Even though turkey is less fat, I didn't want the toppings to...

When it comes to pizza toppings,  my family likes all the meat and cheesy goodness you can pile on. The more the better. I wanted to try something different and go with meat toppings made from turkey. It was a pleasant surprise for my little ones, they were too busy munching to notice. It came out better than I expected and of course I didn't document the process as it was an experiment. But we were happy with the results and even happier with a little less fat involved. :) Ingredients 13.8 oz. can Pillsbury pizza dough (Classic) 3/4 cup c hunky spaghetti or pizza sauce 2 cups p art skim milk mozzarella cheese 1 package turkey pepperoni 4 t urkey Italian sweet sausage links 1/2 tsp. minced garlic 2 tbsp. butter 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder   I decided to cook my sausage before putting them on the pizza to reduce the oil from the cheese and the pepperoni. Even though t...