Challenge- The other side of the table

[inga]

Well, I got a new kitchenaid....and my daughter just left for overseas and they just issued a travel warning, so I made a batch of molasses cookies....and ate the entire batch...not a dozen...or two....I think it was 3....I dunno, maybe 4....oh, plus the trailmix, forgot that.

[puccini914]

I know I kinda dropped the ball on this for a while, but I was feeling a little zapped out for a bit, y'all know what I mean.  Let's bump this up and see what else we can come up with.  Growing up as a kid, we ate a lot of Japanese food, give that my Dad was Japanese.  So comfort food to me was stir fry over rice.  The nice thing  is that pieces can be cut small and rice is always easy on the tummy.  Here's my Dad's easy terriaki dressing that can be adjusted according to taste.  Ginger is also very soothing to upset tummys and can used dried or freshly grated from the root.

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon ground ginger- 2 if you use fresh

To this you can add a dash of garlic if you choose, you can use more or less ginger if you choose.  You can use less sugar if you want or use brown sugar.  I would not reccomend sugar substitutes.  This is a simple and great tasting marinade for meats ,sauce for veggies, or really good on plain rice. 

By the way for you Ice Cream fans, just tried Blue Bunny Birthday Cake Ice Cream last night.  It was soooooo Goooood.   Good luck to you all.  I'll pop in tomorrow and give you a great recipe for chicken thighs in rice that you just throw together and let cook for an hour.  Take  care and think yummy thoughts.    Jenn

[Scottietottie]

Home made soup is always good for the winter.

It can be made pretty quickly with blenders too - no more shoving stuff through sieves.

Lentil soup can be quite filling too.

[puccini914]

For me, when making soups, a crock pot is a must.  I make a yummy chicken soup that is actually better if it gets a day to sit in the fridge to mellow.  I just throw a whole fryer cleaned, into the pot. I do salt, pepper, an onion and cover it with water and let it go on low all day.  Then about 5:00 I take out the chicken which is falling off the bones, and pick off the meat, throw it back in the pot with a pack of frozen veggies or if I'm feeling ambitious, cut up a bunch of different fresh one, (carrots, celery, peas, green beans, snow peas, anything I can think of, little potatoes, etc) and crank it to high for a couple of hours.  Then I put it in the fridge until two hours before dinner the next day.  Put it on the warmer and heat it it up, it's awesome with bread and butter.  I've never tried to make pureed soups, I can't even spell them.  My DH doesn't really care for them, although every now and then he wants Mushy peas like we had in England.  Anyone have a recipe?