Peking Pork & Easy Pad Thai

White Chicken Chili

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken w/Ginger-Honey Carrots

A Day for Soup
My daughter is sick (just a cold, not the flu). She requested I make homemade chicken noodle soup. Apparently the Tomato Tortellini Soup the other day wasn't enough, LOL.So, being a good mommy, I roasted some whole chicken breasts, got some stock I'd made before out of the freezer, and made homemade chicken noodle soup, complete with the thick Inn-Maid noodles she likes.She's having her second or third bowl right now :-)Then for dinner, she wanted Chicken and Dumplings, and I had just caug

Quick and Easy and Yummy: Soup
Last night, I wanted something quick and easy and good for my daughter's cold. I love soup, particularly nice hearty soups, and opted to make the Tomato Tortellini I have made before. DD really wanted chicken noodle, but homemade chicken noodle isn't exactly a speedy soup, LOL. So I promised that for next week.With the Tomato Tortellini Soup, I didn't have any fresh basil on hand, but did have these cool frozen chopped basil cubes I bought at Trader Joe's (I LOVE THAT S

Cinnamon Honey Roasted Butternut Squash
I love butternut squash--love all kinds of squash, actually--but my family (especially the kids)...not so much, LOL. Same with asparagus. I could eat it every week, but my kids would rather not.Then I saw a recipe for cinnamon honey roasted butternut squash, and thought about adding asparag

One of those days...
Sigh. Today is one of those days when all I want to do is eat cookies and ice cream and vegetate. I did work out (half-heartedly, I must admit) and so far have been good in my food choices, because I've got to undo the damage done by one too many burgers with friends during the conference I went to last week.I've got plans for a healthy dinner...now to find the motivation to make it and eat it, LOL.Shirley

A Favorite Salad
Today, I made one of my favorite salads--so perfect for those crisp fall days. I didn't have any pears (well, I *thought* I didn't have any pears, then finished eating my salad and remembered I just bought pears yesterday. Duh. I need more sleep or coffee or something, L