Friday, October 9, 2009

I am still getting through my Rachael Ray, Just In Time cook book. The weather here has been kind of dreary lately. It is really strange to imagine only a year ago we were in a drought so bad that people were bragging about how they were saving water. In fact my mother still collects rain water, but I don't think she collects the water from the clothes washer...

Anyways, I needed soup and there has been this recipe in there that I've been dying to try so I finally got to make it! Chicken Parm Soup. And oh its just as wonderful as I imagined it would be. I mean really, who doesn't love chicken parm? And then you get to have it in a soup? Fantastic. Is it the best soup I've ever had? No. Is it the best soup I've ever assisted in the making of? No, the french onion soup in my viking cooking class was better. But this was still pretty fantastic. And okay, so the camera can't take fantastic pictures all on its own, sigh, but it really was so pretty I wanted to add the photo to my digital recipe book.

Also used this Tuna Pan Bagnat recipe for the sandwich. I had already had one half the sandwich yesterday but as the recipe had predicted its better once it has sat for a bit and the juices have soaked into the bread. Its from Cooking Light the magazine. I highly suggest this was one to take to work with you because you can make it ahead. And it tastes great.

The girls and I are starting up our potluck dinners again. Should be awesome. We will hold it at my house as I have a house and a dining room table and so on and so forth. Last time I made the entree but that at least we are taking turns with. And I'm so glad because I'm so excited about De's Oven Baked Chicken. I have to wait almost a whole week! Bah, but I am going to try these Apple Charlotte's I saw on Tyler's Ultimate. Look so good, easy, and elegant, oh gives me an excuse to buy ramekins finally! Hey, warned you before I'm still starting out on all this!

Other than that, my skylight should hopefully be fixed, I am waiting one extra day to be sure the caulking has dried and then taking the tarp off. I am kind of excited...