What Did You Eat?

Happy Birthday Brussels Sprouts And Sausage Soup

It's hard to make a Happy Birthday treat when the celebratory person is on a rigid diet.  Yes, there are some sugar free and low fat options, but I chose a different route.  My husband's love for brussels sprouts is almost an obsession. If offered a choice between any dessert or a big bowl of steamed brussels sprouts, he would gladly choose the latter.  So, when I saw this soup recipe in Sunset magazine, I knew this would be perfect for him.  It also contains sundried tomato turkey sausage, potatoes, and caraway seeds.  And that's pretty much it.  The soup had a slightly sweet flavor, from the caraway seeds and the brussels spouts.  This certainly isn't a soup for people who hate these little cabbages, (as I like to think of them), but it was a huge hit with my husband. 

PPN: Penne With Sausage Ragu

I enjoyed the holidays, but they also left me feeling exhausted.  The last few days, I toyed with the  idea of embarking on a diet consisting exclusively of cereal and milk.  Then I ran out of Shredded Wheat With Bran and took that as a sign to cook a real meal.  Going to the grocery store seemed too ambitious an adventure, so I spent some time scrutinizing the holiday leftovers in my fridge.  The most likely candidates were two hefty garlic turkey sausages, and a carrot, both of which I used to make a simple ragu late at night, while watching episodes of the Law & Order marathon on television.  Two words:  Chris Noth.

Holiday Countdown: Sausage With Hominy And Kale

I'm not panicked. There's still plenty of time.  It's seven days until Christmas, and I won't let stress lead me astray, causing massive consumption of potato chips, cookies, and chocolate.  I'll eat kale.  And hominy.  And a nice Calabrese style Italian sausage.   Hominy always reminds me of when I was a child and my mom cooked it for us. My dad was in the Air Force, money was tight, and hominy was a good, cheap meal.  Mom served it with crumbled bacon on top, and it was fabulous. Anytime I eat hominy it's emotionally satisfying.