<p>Thanks Mathmom! That does sound easy. </p>
<p>Tonight S2 and I went out for sushi and udon. Yum–but so much salt.</p>
<p>Stradmom, could it have been your rice? Risotto requires a high starch rice such as arborio which absorbs liquid well.</p>
<p>Having said that I prefer a barley risotto to one made with rice. This is similar to one I make.</p>
<p>[Mushroom</a> Barley Risotto Recipe at Epicurious.com](<a href=“http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Mushroom-Barley-Risotto-4401]Mushroom”>http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Mushroom-Barley-Risotto-4401)</p>
<p>Homemade chicken noodle soup…DH has a cold!</p>
<p>Chuck roast recipe that I got from the Costco sample lady! Season roast with garlic seasoning, salt and pepper. Bake roast at 350 for 3 hours. Shred meat, then pour mixture of 3/4 cup water with 1/2 cup brown sugar over meat and juices. Bake another 15 mins to warm liquid. Everyone loves it. Served it with homemade applesauce, saut</p>
<p>in a kitchen frenzy today</p>
<p>made some greek pinwheel sandwiches for lunch: cream cheese mixed with feta spread on tortillas and topped with sundried tomatoes, kalamata olives. red pepper strips and diced cukes.</p>
<p>Made an Asian Slaw to go with fish tacos for tonight</p>
<p>In the process of making Shepard’s Pie for tomorrow night.</p>
<p>It’s been in the 50s today so we’re doing steak on the grill. I might even bake a potato since my sister-in-law brought up a bunch for Christmas and we didn’t eat them all. Green beans. And I have some left over sauteed mushrooms I’ll stir into the beans.</p>
<p>I went to Trader Joe’s and picked up ready made pizza dough for tonight. DH and I love veggie pizza and lilD likes cheese. I’ll also make a simple green salad.</p>
<p>We had meatball subs and ranch pasta salad tonight.</p>
<p>Chicken marsala, if I get my butt in gear!</p>
<p>laketime, it was arborio…but I’m liking the sound of your barley recipe now.</p>
<p>Tonight was chicken with what turned out to be a really nice honey mustard sauce.</p>
<p>Vegetarian “corned beef” and cabbage.</p>
<p>Tortellini in a garlic lemon parsley sauce, green salad and a deliciously smooth Napa red blend.</p>
<p>Some kind of pasta. DH is cooking and it smells heavenly.</p>
<p>Beef chuck pot roast in the slow cooker with baby carrots, a green salad, bread and fresh pineapple for dessert.</p>
<p>Okay zoosermom
I’ll bite. what is vegetarian corned beef?</p>
<p>I sat on my butt all day long listening to a couple of really boring lectures. In addition, my stomach rebelled this morning, and I could not eat a thing until MrB picked me up and took me out to a sushi restaurant. I could not eat any sushi, but miso soup was a great replacement of “chicken soup” for me. :)</p>
<p>I can’t even look at food now…</p>
<p>Sending BB virtual ginger ale and saltines.</p>
<p>Today is either a movie and dinner
Out or Roasted vegetables and polenta. We will see what the day brings.</p>
<p>Tamales! We were just in AZ and I brought some back.</p>
<p>Leftovers!</p>