Healthy and Delicious Cooking

Holidays are wonderful but they can be bittersweet We share good times, and a bounty of food, with friends and family, and we toast those whose absence weigh heavily. This Thanksgiving my son and daughter-in-law, rightfully, stayed with our family in Rochester, to give thanks and to celebrate Jareds' father-in-law, Tonys', miraculous recovery from adversity. I had to prepare far less food without Jared at the table, and he begged for leftovers to be frozen and shipped. With a house full of kids for the entire weekend, there was barely a crumb left in the cupboard. So much for leftovers! Then much to our surprise, Jared and Sonia came for a week in December, and I planned a Thanksgiving recreation. It didn't happen. The week was packed with events, a continuous stream of family and friends, and then they were gone. But surprises are a plenty, and lo and behold, Jared (sadly without Sonia), returned to welcome in the New Year with his New York family. This time I was deter...

OK. So I've gotten stuck on the Mexican Trail, and frankly I am enjoying  the journey. I blame Saveur Magazines" August/September 2012 issue. I was ready to pack my bags, but I headed into the kitchen instead. I had chicken breast leftovers, from roasting a chicken. I tossed it with sauted spinach, wrapped it in corn tortillas, and laced them with a chili-tomato sauce. Yum!                                                                      For you vegans, skip the cheese, (which is minimal)  and for my vegetarians, skip the chicken. Both variation are scrumptious and simple. Enjoy! Tip : make extra salsa to drizzle on meats or eggs,...