Happy Children's Day

Today is Children's Day in Turkey -- a national holiday established by the Republic's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, to celebrate children and help their elders to remember it is our responsibility to guarantee them a peaceful future.

Children's Day is celebrated in Turkey with children taking the lead in some government offices, folk dances, parades, and kids get this -- NO SCHOOL!

So, happy Children's Day, one and all, to kids in Turkey, China, Ethiopia, Iraq, US, and everywhere!

Slow Cooker Chicken Broth

Here's a great recipe for fixing a healthy chicken broth in a slow cooker.

Makes about 6 cups broth.

bony chicken pieces from 2 chickens
1 onion, quartered
3 whole cloves, optional
3 ribs celery, cut up
1 carrot, quartered
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 cups water

1) Place chicken in slow cooker.
2) Stud onion with cloves. Add to slow cooker with other ingredients.
3) Cover. Cook on high 4-5 hours, or medium 6-8 hours.
4) Remove chicken and vegetables. Discard vegetables. Debone chicken. Cut up meat and add to broth. Use as stock for soups.

This recipe is from Ruth Conrad Liechty in Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook.