July 24th, 2025

You think you’re the only one craving chicken soup in the dead heat of summer…and then suddenly, your DM’s say otherwise.


Ken’s Chicken Soup!

What You’ll Need:

  • A large pot (I use a Cuisinart, but any big boy works)
  • Skillet
  • Side bowl for seasoning
  • Ladle
  • Sharp knives
  • Food processor or blender (for shredding)
  • Your best judgment (I don’t measure)

INGREDIENTS (The Cast):

  • Chicken (white or dark – team thighs for flavor)
  • Carrots
  • Small yellow potatoes
  • Corn stalks (halved)
  • 1 whole bulb of garlic (5-7 cloves)
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 Hass avocados (for garnish & drama)
  • Better Than Bouillon Organic Roasted Chicken Base
  • Olive oil
  • Salt (Maldon if you’re fancy)
  • Pepper
  • Fresh cilantro (unless you’re a cilantro hater, then… RIP to you)
Step 1: Build the Broth

Fill your pot halfway with water, medium heat. While it warms up, chop your veggies:

  • Potatoes → halves
  • Carrots → chunks
  • Garlic → minced
  • Shallots → diced
  • Corn → halved

Toss them in the pot and let them start softening while you handle the chicken situation.

Step 2: Chicken, But Make It Juicy

Cut your chicken into manageable pieces (we’re not on Food Network – just enough to blend later). In a side bowl, season with:

  • Olive oil (light drizzle)
  • Salt (light hand)
  • Pepper (go off)

Sear in your skillet on medium-high heat until cooked but still juicy. No dry chicken energy here – remember, it’ll keep cooking in the soup.

Step 3: Broth Boost

Check the veggie pot. Add Better Than Bouillon – start with 1–2 heaping tablespoons and stir. I usually land at 2–3 for a big pot (serves 6–9), but taste as you go. (Soup is a relationship – it needs feedback.)

Lid on. Let flavors mingle.

Step 4: Shred, Don’t Pulverize

Remove chicken from skillet, toss it in the food processor/blender, and pulse gently. We’re shredding, not making chicken pâté.

Transfer shredded chicken + any delicious skillet juices into the pot. Stir it all together like you mean it.

Taste test. Need more bouillon? Add it. Too salty? Add water (unlikely, but possible).

Step 5: The Cilantro Moment
If you’re cool with cilantro, chop it and add RIGHT before serving. Too early = sad, overcooked herb.

Step 6: Serve Like You Mean It

Ladle into bowls. Each gets a corn half. Garnish with cold avocado slices for a creamy contrast. Phone eats first, and then devour.

Kenny’s Note: Have leftovers? It will thicken and look chunky the next day – just add water. I promise, it’s just as good!

OCTOBER 17TH, 2024

I have strong opinions about food, cravings, how and why our relationship changes with it. I’m no nutritionist but I am a polymath with OCD.

FOOD
HABITS
FIXATIONS

People finally got wind about

GIRL DINNER

  • Not that it was a secret to the women, it just finally got a name.
  • My go-to GD goes against my human design digestion style (IYKYK), because I love the “perfect bite” and I am “supposed to” eat 1 food group at a time…but that feels like a crime!
  • I’ve seen GD’s comprised of MacN’Cheese, a scoop of ice cream in a mug, cheese and salami – there is no formula to our madness, but me? I want a culmination of everything you see here. Gimme the anchovies & melon, baby.
  • GD doesn’t happen often in my house, unless B is out of town for work and I get to do a signature GD & rot combo.
  • Being a woman is hard, but it’s character traits like the activities we give names to that remind me, we are so much more wildly interesting than we get credit for.

Aging, Energy, and Disease: you can have your cake & eat it too.

WINE

Is it just me, or is wine doing a number on you also? Could be red, white, orange, natural, sealed and signed from a family owned chalet vineyard with barrels protected in gold bars – doesn’t matter, I get ROCKED. 1 glass or the bottle, same results: me hungover like a girl who’s never said “I can hang,” with confidence. This is new….I mean, I’ve never been a *heavy* drinker, but yes, a social one. All I know is, I’m not a fan of this part of aging and adulthood. Wine is a taste we acquired and earned through the process of adulthood – this joy will not be taken away from me. Debilitating headaches and the inability to do anything the next day, begone. I beg you.

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