Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup may have been a pleasure when I was growing up, but I admit to being more jaded now. I rarely serve chicken noodle soup without sneaking in some chopped herbs (basil, shredded or ground into pistou; a leaf or two of fresh sage simmered with the broth; some finely chopped mint; even freshly chopped parsley) or, in summer, a bit of chopped fresh tomato. Sometimes I heap up the noodles in the broth and sprinkle the whole thing with Parmesan.

This soup is wond