Swine Flu stories abound. From TV’s Dr Oz to the AP newswire to the BBC and Reuters. Wash your hands and cough into your elbow and get your flu shots soon is the advice so far.

Here’s my advice: Make chicken soup! Whether its like my Aunt Rose used to make with orzo pasta,  escarole, hard boiled egg and little meatballs included or my Mom’s with carrots, onions, celery and rice. It may not prevent the flu from striking, but it can soften the blow. So please send in your favorite chicken soup recipes, especially those including a few local veggies and chicken and we’ll publish them…and a few pictures would be good too. and here’s a recipe for chicken soup  from E-How for all you Julia Child wannabees.