dinner tonight

My wife has caught a nasty spring cold she's feeling really awful. But never fear,the chef is here. Have a huge pot of homemade chicken noodle soup. Made with a some fresh herbs out of my little herb garden i got going on the deck. Smells great and almost serving time.
Got me thinking,has anyone gotten real sick in vegas and craved some great,good for the soul soup? I guess i've been lucky and never got sick on vacation. I know it would really suck to get this sick.

JOHN

I need to get our digi cam hooked up on this computer so's i can post some food porn pics too.

J

My son got sick when we went to see Buffett last October. And no it wasn't too much to drink He said the chicken soup from the Stage Deli at MGM was really good and hit the spot. The soup minus the matzo balls was all he ate for 2 days.

I caught the swine flu while in Vegas in October 09. My wife had it about 3 weeks before we left. I had spent the day doing my favorite Vegas activities (gambling and drinking a lot). We were having RM Seafood for dinner. Oysters, lobster, and a nice bottle of wine. I started getting light headed at dinner and had to get a cab back to MGM. I spent the next 3 days between the bed and the bathroom. I was so mad at myself when i thought i had drank way to much and lost my $400 meal, but when the illness hadn't lifted in 24 hours I actually felt better about being sick. When I tested positive for H1N1 I felt even better.

That trip was a suprise trip for mine and a good friends 30ths. While in Vegas there 2 year old was hospitalized. It really was a miserable trip for all involved.

WOW,gotta pat myself on the back. That was absolutely the best chicken noodle soup i've ever made. Actually the best i've ever eaten,and the family agrees. I dunno if it helped her feel better,but she syre does.Gotta remember to write down how i made it while still fresh in my mind.

J

John,
Did you put some pasta in the soup? ....... I find that it adds so much to my chicken soup.
I use either elbow macaroni, or any other small shape. Sometimes even broken up spaghetti.

Like you, I also have fresh herbs on my deck. They are very convenient and great for cooking.

Rick

Rick,yes i added pasta in it. Actually i used vietnamese noodles(banh canh),they're really thick noodles,guess the best way to describe them is they're really thick like earthworms,and super chewy. We like the more hearty noodles so they turned out really yummy.
Ingredients:
onion (half minced fine and save other half to add to stock
carrots
boneless chick breast cut uo in desired chunks
Chick broth(this is where i got the max flavor.Last time we baked a whole chick,i save ALL the juices/drippings off it,and storedit in quart size zip locks. I used 2 of them)
A box of store bought chick broth
1 bay leaf
2 leaves basil
a little dry italian seasoning
noodles
sprig of oregano
little salt and pepper

Cut up chicken, carrots and onion to desired size(i prefer small chunks carrot and mince onion til almost mush.)and cook in skillet til carrots soft and chicken done.Use a little oil to fry up,and add several shakes of Italian season here also.
Add to stock pot let slow cook for an hour or so,doesn't really matter how long, the longer the better. Add bay leaf and sprig of oregano near end, I only let cook in pot for about 5 min's just long enough to impart a little flavor but not over power it.
Add desired pasta near end.cook til done and serve. YUMMY!

I think this is everything i put in, I never write stuff down like i should when something turns out well. Hope it turns out for you(or anyone else). If i remember anything missing,I'll post it.

JOHN

My GF gets sick in Vegas i Vegas all the time. She likes egg drop soup which they serve in the buffet. But listen to this story which I didn't want to post in my Silverton report.

She's sick in the room, and all she wants is some egg drop soup and some turkey and mashed potatoes from the buffet. Now we've done this before when she was sick so it wasn't unusual. But they had changed the manager at the buffet.

So I go to the Sundance Cafe and I get a to go box for soup and turkey. No problem. But when I walk over to the buffet and ask to speak to the manager, she tells me she wouldn't allow it. I told her I've done it before, and would pay whatever she wanted. After all, the hotel was going to pay for it anyway since I'm fully comped. But she wouldn't budge. I told her I would get someone that would make her allow it!

I headed back to the casino to contact Brian Binnick who is the casino manager. When I passed the Twin Creeks restaurant, there were several security guards waiting by the restaurant who I knew. I asked them where Binnick was and they asked what was wrong. I told them the story and we were on our way to get Binnck when I passed the slot host offices. I saw my substitute slot host and told him about the problem. He grabbed the to go boxes out of my hands and told me he'd take care of the problem. I told him I'd wait at the center bar.

A long time passed and he still hadn't returned. I couldn't believe it was taking this long. FINALLY, he finally shows up with my food. One part I forgot was that the manager of the Sundance Cafe also went to my aid and she also said "NO!" So I asked him what the hell happened. He told me that when she also said "NO" to him, that he called her boss. She again declined to get me my food. Finally they got ahold of Brian
Binnick...and she again said "NO!"

They finally pulled her aside and told her she was denying one of the highest high rollers that wasn't a "local" food for his GF that was sick. She finally relented and let my substitute host to get her food.

Needless to say, she isn't working there any longer, and not because of anything I said or did. She hung herself when she gave lip to her boss and the casino manager. How could this moron not want to allow me to get some food for my GF who was sick in bed? I can see why she wouldn't allow a person who was eating the buffet to not allow a to go box, but this was a different case. It's not like I wanted to load my box with crab legs and prime rib. Just wanted some soup and turkey and mashed potatoes.

WOW bagiant,some people are pretty hard to believe sometimes. All over some soup and turkey. Glad she got fired.

JOHN

I got sick from Aria's room service. It was a late night meal of veggie fried rice and chocolate ice cream (don't ask and I'm not pregnant!). I'm not sure which one made me sick, but if I had to guess I'd say the rice.

It was awful! I had fluctuations in temperature, I'd be really, really hot, then cold. At one point I ended up laying on the bathroom floor because it was so cold (had a towel under me).

After a few hours I was able to get to sleep. I was able to function in the morning and had to catch an afternoon flight to Reno. I had to get something in my stomach, so I had not choice but to order room service...talk about scary!

Anyway, I ordered their chicken noodle soup. It was really good! The veggies and noodles (rotelle) came in the bowl and broth came in a small pot. The delivery girl poured the broth into the bowl after she'd set everything up. It definitely made me feel a lot better.

Even though I did have that one bad experience, I do have to say that Aria has the best room service. The food has always been really good and it's not your typical "room service" type food. They make it more gourmet.