Healthy and Delicious Cooking

I grew up with lots of noodles: Italian, Chinese, Thai, Malaysian, I loved them all. However I did lean towards the robust, and rarely prepared light, gingery broths and soups. I perceived them as bland. Once again I was wrong. There is something wonderfully cleansing about these types of dishes. The clean, delicate liquid infuses the silky noodles while comforting and soothing the soul. Throw in some greens and serve it with your protein of choice. I like to give a quick steam or sauté to a fillet of fish, sauce it with some broth, drizzle it with sesame oil and serve it with the noodle. It's delicious,  its healthy, and it's guilt free. Now that's comfort food! RECIPE Serves 4 4 cups chicken stock 2 cups water 1/4 cup mirin 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons minced ginger 2 cloves garlic minced 8 oz Chinese noodles of choice 4 6 oz. fillets of salmon 1 lb. bok choy 2 scallions minced 1 tablespoon sesame oil Make a broth o...

For some, Fall represents dark days and the horror of winter to come. for me, it evokes comfort and warmth. Orange, burgundy, yellow and mahogany blanket the land, blaze upon the treetops, and dance against the sky. This is the time of year when I buy pumpkins of all sizes, and decorate the house with gourds of all types and colorful Autumn  leaves. Most of my family and friends consider me nutty, but I dont care. I welcome Halloween, and all the ghosts, witches and monsters that grace my door. Then October ends, and all those pumpkins need to be cook! Luckily my family likes pumkin, and it freezes beautifully. We cut them up and divide them into 1 pound bags. During the course of season we make soup, lasagna, muffins, pumpkin with black-eyed peas, pumpkin enchiladas, and the list goes on and on. believe it not, each dish is distinctly different from the other. Fall brings simmering soups and stews to brace us for the winter to come, and Pumpkin Soup is usually the first of the ...