Hope all goes well for your brother-in-law, Goblin.
Tonight's meal was a second go at a soup recipe tested out some weeks ago, but did a variation on it. Browned up some thinly sliced chicken breast meat in a little olive oil; added sliced mushroom and grated zucchini; seasoned with black pepper, tarragon, and garlic; made a roux with butter and flour; stirred in chicken stock; added the chicken-vegetable mix; heated to boiling and stirred until slightly thickened; then stirred in some half-and-half and heated through. Turned out very tasty