Where to start?

FOREWORD:
Being kicked in the a** about how I abandoned here and I feel totally guilty that my friend, who is a new mom, is publishing even more than myself. I am so guilty. My redemption is to keep blogging as much as I can. The fact is that I did not give up cooking or baking and I still have pretty much to share.

I feel a bit skeptical that when I watch American dramas, people have chicken noodle soup when they get sick. Or you get your friends some chicken noodle soup when they get sick. But here in Hong Kong, we Chinese think you can't have chicken when you get sick, especially if you get a cold. I am not going to go through the theory inside but just yesterday I felt sick and I caught a cold. Then chicken noodle soup is all over my head. I googled. WOW WAIT! Too complicated for a sick person to do all the chopping and peeling. And then it was time the pins you have on Pinterest come handy. I came across this recipe and it is pretty similar with the chicken noodle soup. But without all the chopping and it is a one-pot-to-the-end-so-you-have-less-washing-up kind of way to treat your cold or anything.

People call it Italian Wonderpot because you literally put EVERYTHING in the pot at the same time and just put on the stove. In no time, you have some nice pasta to comfort your half-deadly soul(it's still a very nice dish for everyday). I just cooked it my way and the ingredients can be replaced with anything you can think of and the quantity is rather casual. Try anything you like and sky is the limit!  Get your aprons on folks!

Italian Wonderpot
(Serves 2)

While it was cooking...

Ingredients:
Half an onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 can of chopped tomato
1 handful of chopped spinach
1 handful of mushrooms
Any pasta (portion for 2)
500ml chicken stock
Black pepper
Dried parsley flakes

1) In a large pot, put everything in and make sure the chicken stock slightly covers the pasta. If you don't want the spinach to be overcooked, leave it in this step and add it right before you turn off the heat.
2) Bring to boil and turn to medium heat, give it a nice stir occasionally.
3) You can see all the stock and juices are being absorbed by the pasta and usually it needs to be cooked for about 7-8 minutes with this portion.
4) Serve hot and enjoy.

*The starch in the pasta thickens the sauce and eventually makes a very nice sauce for the pasta.
*Personally I like to sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top. Oooh-lala!