So, the original dinner plans were scraped when the weather turned to cold rain and my cold bones cried out for a warm soup. However, twenty minutes into making the soup, I suddenly emerged from the apparent fog in which my mind had been functioning and realized that the soup needed 90 more minutes of simmering yet dinner was 20 minutes away. Grind teeth slightly, plastered on a forced smile because small eyes were watching and it was back to original dinner plans. Did I mention that I also poured a glass of wine?
Here is tonight’s menu:
Salad greens topped with black beans, sliced grape tomatoes, corn kernels, and a few crumbs from the bottom of a bag of tortilla chips
Avocado/Cilantro dressing, adapted from Eating Well magazine (puree in a blender: 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 2 chopped scallions, lime juice from 1/2 lime, 3/4 cup cilantro, pinch sugar and pinch salt)
Grilled chicken breasts
Sliced apples