White Chicken and Bean Chili -- From Darcy and Katie

1-2 large chicken breasts
1/2 C water or chicken broth
1 tsp. minced onion
1 tsp. garlic powder (or 2 garlic cloves, minced)
4 oz. can green chilies
4 C chicken broth
1-2 cans of Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed
1-3 tsp. cumin (or chili seasoning)
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste
1 C frozen corn
dash parsley

Toppings:
shredded colby-jack cheese
sour cream
lime wedges
tortilla chips

Place chicken breast, water/broth, onion, and garlic in the crockpot (I took my chicken directly from the freezer and into the crockpot). Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 5-6 hours. Remove chicken from crockpot and scoop out any visible fat from cooking. Take two forks and tear apart the chicken on a cutting board. Place shredded chicken back in the crock pot. Add the remaining broth, chilies, beans and spices and cook on low for 1-2 more hours. Add corn approximately 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy with your chosen toppings.

Chicken Pot Pie - Adapted from Aida Mollenkamp

1 T butter
3 chicken tenders, cut into 1-inch cubes
2/3 C chopped carrots
2 T minced onion
12 oz. mushrooms, sliced (about 5 C)
1/4 C flour (whole wheat is fine)
1 C chicken broth
1 C milk
1 C peas (frozen), or mixed veggies
1 T chives, dried (or 1/4 C fresh)
1 tsp. parsley, dried (or 1/4 C fresh)
Crescent roll dough

Begin by melting the 1 T butter in a skillet over medium heat
Add in the chopped chicken and season with salt and pepper.
Cook until chicken is almost done, then add carrots, and onion. Saute for 2-3 minutes
Add mushrooms and cook until mushrooms have shriveled.

Then, sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir to coat, cooking an additional 1-2 minutes.
Add chicken broth, stirring as you add.

Add in milk, again stirring to create a smooth mixture. Simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the mixture thickens up.

Remove the dish from the heat. Add in the peas and herbs and stir well.
Pour the mix into a greased 8x8 inch glass baking dish.
Then, cut apart the crescent roll dough and place it over the top.

If you'd rather roll it out over the mix, you can do that too, just be sure to cut slits to vent the pot pie.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes until browned and bubbly. Let dish stand 5 minutes before serving.

Vegetable Beef Soup - Snow White and Frog Prince

1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium potato, chopped into roughly 1/4 inch pieces
2 stalks of celery, sliced
1-2 C cubed beef
1-2 C frozen, mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, peas, greenbeans)
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
1-2 cans of stewed or diced tomatoes (we usually do 1 of each)
6-8 C of beef broth, low sodium
8oz of mushrooms, sliced
Basil, oregano, onion powder, pepper and salt, to taste

Saute onion and garlic with beef until beef cubes are almost cooked through. Heat broth, tomatoes, potatoes and celery to boiling and keep boiling for 10-15 minutes, until veggies begin to tenderize. Add spices to taste. Add beef, onions and garlic to the soup. Add frozen veggies to soup and reduce heat. Simmer and cook... the longer the better :)

My Daily Supplements

If may seem huge -- but my body has been through much these last six months and it needs help in recovering and help building back healthy cells.

Juice Plus  (Orchard Blend in the morning and Garden Blend in the evening)

Shaklee Nutriferon  (twice daily)

Shaklee Vitamin C  (1000mg at night)

Shaklee Carotomax  (especially because of surgery)

Shaklee Vitalizer  (I received this free, so I am trying it out for a month to see how I feel -- may just go with the Vita Lea -- still researching)

Shaklee Defend and Resist (to get us through the flu season)

B17   I grind up the raw apricots seeds and put them in some unsweetened applesauce.  We can only purchase them this way, not in pill form.  I get mine from Canada.   I can't eat them whole.  {shudder}   They are terribly bitter, but the bitter the better.

In doing research we have found that most over the counter vitamins are just full of tar and things you do not want in your system.  Shaklee was the answer.  It was amazing how the Lord put people in our lives to show us what I needed.  From the B17, the Juice Plus and the Shaklee.  We decided we'd better pay close attention!   I am a distributor if you are interested in more information.  It was the cheapest way to purchase them.