Cozy Kitchen…..

My dear friend Mary with Myself and baby Ryan Memorial Day 2005

Hi Everyone-

I’m especially missing my dear friend and neighbor Mary today who passed away last October.  I came across this picture yesterday while looking for a picture for Ryan’s school project.  Isn’t she sweet?  She was like a second Mom to me.  She was an amazing person and friend.  I sure miss her.

Whenever I feel a little blue, I do a few things to take care of myself.   Number one, comfort food.  I know my beloved friend would have been in complete agreement with me on this being the perfect “comfort” lunch.  I will be enjoying a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a hot bowl of Great Northern Bean Soup.  I made a slight variation with my recipe this week.  I didn’t use the chicken sausage this time and I put whole stems of rosemary in the pot to simmer.  Doesn’t that sound good?

Secondly, I am baking today.  We are having snow flurries and I can’t think of a better thing to do than to fill my house with the scent of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.  You should smell my house, I am making my family’s favorite, Whole Wheat Pumpkin Spice Bread.  I am feeling a little better already….

Lastly, what’s for dinner?  I’ll be sharing this one with you as it takes about 5 minutes of prep and then into the oven.  I am going to make pork loin roast.  I have some brussel sprouts and pancetta so pan roasting will be in order.  I’ll throw a couple of sweet potatoes in the oven while the roast is cooking and there you have it, dinner.

Have a blessed day.

Angie

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Comments

  1. That was very nice. Question, is zucchini dish Weight Watchers friendly? I joined the other night! Yuk but necessary. Sitting around being sad adds up! Any other suggestions? Hard when just party of one. To Chicago on the 15th with T& M. See you then. K

  2. It actually is VERY Weight Watcher’s friendly! I figure it’s about 1 point per square. The recipe makes about 12 squares. You could add more veggies if you like. Mushrooms and diced tomatoes would be delish!