Breakfast · Dinner

Snow Day Birthday

As the weather forecasters promised, Thursday morning we woke up to snow. The snow had actually started before we had gone to bed on Wednesday night – around 11:30 PM. It snowed all day on Thursday… Thankfully on Tuesday I had gone to Wegman’s and picked up ingredients for Ina’s winter minestrone soup, bread, milk…… Continue reading Snow Day Birthday

Cooking · Dinner

A Winter Storm and Amazing Minestrone Soup

Greetings from a snow bound food blogger! I do not feel like I often tell you Stop what you are doing – you have to make this recipe. But tonight, yeah, I am sort of telling you that is exactly what you need to do. For Christmas I received a fantastic cookbook by one of…… Continue reading A Winter Storm and Amazing Minestrone Soup

Cooking · Dinner

New Year’s Eve Dinner

For the last dinner of 2013, I went back to one of our favorite dinners. Udon noodle bowls with tofu, vegetables and an amazing peanut sauce. This meal always takes me a long time to put together – but the end result is amazingly fresh and worth the effort. (I don’t think it would take…… Continue reading New Year’s Eve Dinner

Cooking · Dinner · Lunch

The Last Days of 2013

Hi there Blog Readers: The last few weeks have been so busy!! Thankfully for the most part I was able to stick to my Holiday Eating Plan. Healthy snacks, and healthy meals at every chance I had. I definitely didn’t feel all that bad about indulging on the special nights (and there were a few!)…… Continue reading The Last Days of 2013