family favorites

It's been a week of comfort food here . . . something we lovingly call family favorites. After one week of cleaning out the fridge followed by a week of traveling, we were ready to get back to cozy food. Easy, simple food - pretty much all of which I've already shared here. When I went to the grocery store this week, I didn't even bring a list. I just pulled off the shelves the things I knew I could easily create to make my sweeties happy:

Pasta topped with pine nuts, parmesan and chopped Roma tomatoes
Chinese dumplings and edamame
Chick patties with mac and cheese (aka the Blue Plate Special)
Bowls of homemade granola
Fresh salads with simple deliciousness dressing

It's one of my great pleasures in life to eat gorgeous, fresh salads. Something I dearly missed after a week on the road.


And, it's also a great pleasure and privilege in my life to connect with women through my work as a nurse practitioner. One of those women, someone I admire so deeply for her zestful joie de vivre, surprised me this week with a treat from her travels to Japan:


Green tea Kit Kat bars! Lightly sweet with wonderful, delicate flavor, these green beauties were a delicious dessert this week. YUM.


I'm so ready for more green to emerge, for Spring to come into full blossom. With the change in the seasons will come a change in my cooking. It's the true beauty of eating fresh - nature-inspired cooking. I look forward to sharing some creative ideas here.

But, for now, with a chill still in the air, Miss M has requested tex-mex soup and cornbread for dinner. I am most happy to oblige with yet another tried-and-true family favorite.