Weekend Baking Plans

I've been reading so many blogs this week - I have several recipes printed out and ready to cook/bake!

Broccoli Cheddar Soup - oh this looks so good!

Black bean and Salsa Soup - Perfect for chilly weather

Pumpkin cookies - these look very addictive.
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Buddy has been wanting to make cookies so these look like they will be great!

Egg Drop Soup

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Tonight my "buddy" and I were on our own for dinner. I have not been feeling so well so I was in the mood for some soup, but a light soup. I decided to make egg drop soup. And as my son put it "mmmm, this is the best!". I have to admit it was so simple but very tasty.

INGREDIENTS
4 cups chicken broth, divided

(I used two cups water with 2 chicken bouillon cubes and two cups Trader Joe's Chicken Broth)
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger (I left this out for tonight)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
*drop of sesame oil - this is not part of the original recipe*

DIRECTIONS
Reserve 3/4 cup of chicken broth, and pour the rest into a large saucepan. Stir the salt, ginger and chives into the saucepan, and bring to a rolling boil. In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining broth and cornstarch until smooth. Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and egg yolk together using a fork. Drizzle egg a little at a time from the fork into the boiling broth mixture. Egg should cook immediately. Once the eggs have been dropped, stir in the cornstarch mixture gradually until the soup is the desired consistency.