Oh so Dilicious Dinner

Easter is a delicious holiday. I've decided that it's my top favorite holiday. There is no stress, spring is coming, AND the sky's the limit when it comes to food selection. This year I hosted a party on Thursday (the Last supper) and then Easter dinner on Sunday and then again on Monday afternoon I had a left over lunch. IT was great.

SUNDAY DINNER MENU

Garlic Rosemary Bread

Home-made dill and chicken soup

Creamy Cilantro dip

Deviled Eggs (my MIL brought them)

Spring Salad (another MIL dish)

Cucumber, Tomato, dill salad

Ham

Lemon Pound Cake

It was a mighty fine dinner. I didn't take any pictures AGAIN but I should have. I HIGHLY recommend the soup. It was a huge pot perfect for a party and it filled the house with the best aroma.

Chicken and Dill Soup

1 fryer chicken

2 lbs of carrots

1 bunch of celery

2 small sweet potatoes

1 onion

4 tablespoon of fresh dill

1 table spoon of garlic

2 tablespoons of fresh Parsley

Salt

Pepper

OXO chicken soup base

Place frozen or fresh chicken in pot and cover with cold water.

Bring to a boil and continue to cook at boil for 1 hour, scooping chicken foam off top.

Add vegetables and herbs.

Continue cooking over medium-low heat for 3 hours.

Turn off heat and let it sit for 1 hour.

With a slotted spoon, transfer chicken, bones, and vegetables to a large bowl.

Discard bones and celery.

Set a large strainer over another soup pot.

Strain the broth, removing any remaining solids.

Set aside the cooked chicken.

Press some of the cooked carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, and parsnips through the strainer into the soup.

Scrape mashed vegetables from the bottom of the strainer and add to the soup

Strain the soup a second time.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Slice some of the cooked carrots into 1/2-inch pieces and return to the soup.

Add Chicken.

Allow soup to cool, then refrigerate.

Skim fat from top of soup.

OR

just scoop as much of the fat out with a spoon if you want to serve right away.

Add more seasoning (herbs whatever) when you are warming it to serve.