Chicken and Mushrooms with Mustardy Cream Sauce

Chicken and Mushrooms with Mustardy Cream Sauce

I’m sitting with my first cup of coffee noticing that after yesterday’s heavy grey gloom, the sun is actually brightening up my kitchen this morning, the patterns of light and shadows I love to watch definitely posing a distraction.  Today would not be the best 

Sesame Ginger Chicken Salad:  It’s a Meal

Sesame Ginger Chicken Salad: It’s a Meal

My husband is more than a little dismayed about the weight he gained over the busy season this year, so guess what we’ve been eating? Salad.  Lots of it. But we’re regular salad eaters, so this isn’t dismal news.  I just make the salad the 

Chicken Korma:  A delicious gift.

Chicken Korma: A delicious gift.

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with a lovely young woman whose family is from Afghanistan.  Being the foodie I am, I inquired about the type of food her family enjoys and asked if she could bring a recipe for her favorite dish.  

Seriously Savory Chicken & Dumplings:  WCC No 26

Seriously Savory Chicken & Dumplings: WCC No 26

The weather here is pushing me to begin thinking about lighter eating.  Okay, so what that really means is eating twice as much of something with half the calories.  Let’s just keep things honest. And the key word  there is thinking which doesn’t exactly burn 

Roasted Chicken with Bacon and Mushroom Sauce

Roasted Chicken with Bacon and Mushroom Sauce

As Valentine’s Day approaches, I am more inclined to think of a special dinner to make instead of which restaurant I’d like to visit.  I know.  Huge surprise.  It isn’t that I don’t enjoy eating out — we love to and have done so for