I know I am not alone when I say when Men get sick, it is like a kid getting sick. I even think most men will admit(wait what am I saying haha) heck no they wont admit it, but they act like babies when they are sick! haha.
Then to top it off, my “Baby” was hurt! Cue Tara going into mommy mode. I inspected Sadies leg for anything out of the ordinary. Couldn’t really find anything so it was a trip to the vet we go. Sadie FREAKS out at the vet. I swear she knows where we are going even before we get there. The vet took a look at her and came to the conclusion she jammed her poor little leg. So meds and some TLC. PHEW. I of course thought my little girl was really hurt! Sadie really milked it thought, typical little rascal dog : )
So when I got home I already had it in my mind to make some comfort food. Drew and I love French Onion soup. I thought I would give it a try. I looked up lots of recipes and combined a few and cooked up an amazing soup. I basically went off the incredible Pioneer Women’s recipe but changed it up just a bit. She rocks! It took me about 2 hours to make it, so you need to start early! I also made Drew some italian porkchops, cornbread stuffing and green beans because I knew the boy needed to eat to get better, so the 2 hour wait was not excruciating : )
So of course I cant talk about this soup without sharing the recipe! I took pictures as I went too : )
5 medium onions
1 cup(BIG cup)of chardonnay
4 cups of low sodium chicken broth
4 cups of beef broth
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 loaf of French Bread
Gruyere Cheese Block
3 Sprigs of Thyme
Preheat oven 400 degrees
Cut onions in half and then cut in thin slices(not too thin but thin)
Melt butter in soup pot or dutch over on medium/high heat. Add onions and toss in butter and cook for 20 min. Place soup pot into oven and crack the lid so the onions can brown. Cook for 30 min and then stir onions. Then cook for another 30 min. If the onions are not a nice shade of light brown/brown cook longer.
When onions are done, place back on stove on medium heat and cook for about 4 min. Then add the glass of wine(turn off heat before and then turn back on) Cook the wine until it reduces(about 5 min) Next, add both broths. Then add the dashes of Worcestershire and minced garlic. Add the springs of Thyme. Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer. Simmer for 30-45 min. Remove the Thyme after done simmering.
When the soup is about done . Butter the ¾ inch slices of frech bread and broil on low for 3-4 min and then broil on high for 1-2 min. If you do not have ramekins, add the shredded gruyere right before the bread is done in the over and melt. If you have ramekins, place the crispy French bread slice in the soup and cover with the cheese and place in the oven to melt.
sorry your family is sick! hope you don't catch it! I tried to make french onion soup before and it wasn't all that great…I will have to try this recipe!
I love me some Frnch Onion soup…thanks for sharign the recipe! Hope your fam gets to feelign better! p.s-my husband acts like a 2 year old when he gets sick too! 🙂
What a good wife/mommy you are!! Love the matching outfits.
Men are totally little kids when they get sick.
That sound looks soooo good and easy to make!
I love French Onion Soup, but I don't know if I have the time for all that!! Haha!
I'm not a huge fan of F.O. soup, but I have to admit that looks good!
And my husband is beyond BABY when he is sick! 🙂 They know we are suckers for them when they need us!
O-M-G! I totally made French Onion Soup Sunday!! But you were way smarter than me for grabbing tissue before you started. I was halfway through with chopping onions and just started boohooing…all the animal babies in our house thought something was wrong! *lol* It was so yummy, but I think I put in a bit too much wine. 🙂
I hope both of your babies get well soon!
Oh, I hate onions!
YUM!!
Love that pic of Sadie and Drew with her head on his shoulder! So looks like many moments I have witnessed of our Noah cuddling on Bill:)
That soup looks so good. Hope your hubby and Sadie are feeling better.
Hope you are feeling better!! 🙂