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| Thai Chicken Soup |
This recipe is adapted from one that appeared in Fitness
Magazine. I used cooked chicken from a rotisserie chicken I bought from the
grocery store deli. It speeds up the preparation and is a good way to use left
over chicken. You can use uncooked chicken breast, and then just cook until the
meat is done before adding the liquids.
This recipe would also be really good with shrimp or pork. Feel free to
experiment with ingredients and make the recipe your own.
I love Thai food. It is full of complex flavors and fresh
ingredients. Lots of veggies and spices. Meat is just an ingredient making Thai
food a healthy option. I love cooking Thai food because it reminds me of the 3
weeks I spent traveling there. I spent a week on my own and 2 weeks with a
small group through Intrepid Travel. The company is located in Australia , so I
was the only American in our group of 10. The rest were from Canada , Australia ,
New Zealand and England . We had
such a great time together. I think about them often. Our guide Paula is one of
my Facebook friends. She now lives in Tasmania
with her husband and two small children.
We spent our time exploring the rain forest and remote
beaches in the south. The food was
wonderful and the Thai people are incredible. So friendly and welcoming. I
would love to go back some day. For now I will have to settle for a taste of Thailand by
cooking Thai food.
Thai Chicken Soup
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons minced ginger root
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
¼ cup chunky peanut butter
1 can crushed tomatoes
5 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste (optional)
6 ounces rice noodles
2 cups shredded Napa
or Chinese cabbage
1 cup fresh bean sprouts
Heat oil in soup pot; add garlic and ginger and sauté for 1
minute. Add chicken and stir to coat with the garlic and ginger mixture. Mix
peanut butter into tomatoes. Add along with chicken broth to the pot. Add fish sauce and bring mixture to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer and add the rice noodles. Cook 5 minutes. Add cabbage and cook another five
minutes. Add bean sprouts and turn off
heat.
Can be garnished with chopped peanuts, chopped green onion
and cilantro.
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| National Duathlon Championship 2013 |
Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a two time participant of the
Boston Marathon. She was the 2012
National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division. In 2013 she qualified as a
member of the Team USA Duathlon Team. She will compete in 2014 at the Age Group
World Duathlon Sprint Championship in Pontevedre Spain .
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 143 members in 28 states. We also have members in Australia , Canada ,
Vietnam , Turkey , Finland
and Iran .
If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the nerves
that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal
function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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