Retire in Style with Lolita

Love and romance played a major part in my life experiences. I learned to care, to give, to receive, to grow, to mature, and become who I am today. There were moments of joy and laughter. And there were tears and heart break. I have learned to accept, to forgive and move on. No grudges, no regrets. There are so many greetings and quotes and poems on this subject. My favourite is from Alfred Tennyson: “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”. Memories of love and romance will keep me warm in the Autumn and Winter of my life.

Here is one of my favourite soups on a cold and rainy day like today. This recipe is similar to Chicken noodle vegetable soup except I use Bean thread vermicelli. Filipinos call this Chicken Sotanghon soup. Here is the recipe I used. Chicken Sotanghon Soup Recipe Ingredients ◾2 lbs chicken, cleaned ◾4 ounces sotanghon (vermicelli noodles) ◾1 medium onion, minced ◾4 cloves garlic, minced ◾1/2 cup carrots, julienned ◾5 cups water ◾2 tablespoons toasted garlic (optional) ◾2 to 3 tablespoons Patis (fish sauce) ◾3/4 cup cabbage, shredded ◾1 teaspoon ground black pepper ◾1 piece chicken bouillon Cooking Procedure 1.Simmer chicken till tender. 2.Save the water used to tenderize the chicken for later use (as chicken stock). 3.Separate the chicken meat from the bone then tear the meat into small pieces. Set aside. 4.Soak sotanghon noodles in water for 6 minutes 5.In a cooking pot, pour-in cooking oil then sauté garlic and onion. 6.Put-in the chicken, fish sauce and g...