REMEDY FOR FLU SEASON

Ingredients...

Skinless Chicken Breasts

Yellow Squash

Red Onion

Yukon Gold Potatoes

Carrot

A Lot of Garlic

A Lot of Garlic Powder

Rosemary

Bay Leaves

Salt & Pepper

Olive Oil

When you are ailing, you best not waste a single minute and start multitasking ASAP. So, in a pan, with a tad of olive oil in it, I cooked a couple of chicken breasts with 8 cloves of thinly sliced garlic (Remember: You are sick. Garlic is your friend). And, in a pot of boiling water, throw in your chopped yukons. This is the kickoff of your kitchen smelling incredible for the rest of the night.

In a bowl of chopped carrot, squash, and red onion, pour a fair amount of olive oil, rosemary, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Once the chicken is slightly browned, let cool, shred with your fingers and transfer (along with the garlic) to your veg bowl. Mix well and let sit while the potatoes are cooking for a bit (15 minutes).

Combine all of your healthy goodness and let simmer for an hour or longer. Add 3 bay leaves for good luck.

Get well...

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Talbot Runhof

SALTED COD TACOS

Ingredients...

1 1/2 LB of Salted Cod

Small Corn Tortillas from Anita's

Black Beans

Roasted Corn

Tomatoes

Avocado

White Onion

Italian Parsley

If you are craving salted cod, you will need to make sure you can resist the desire for the next 2 to 3 days. Salted cod needs to soak. And, not only does it need to soak but the water needs to be changed about every 6-8 hours.

Once that has happened, you can do whatever you like with it. I decided to take the easy route and poach it. After it has been cooking in boiling water for 10 minutes, I took my spatula and started to break it up. I cooked the cod until all the water was evaporated and then finished it with a splash of white wine and oddly enough, salt and pepper. I forgot the lemon.

I chopped up my tomatoes, avocado, onion and roasted some corn from a cob in a pan. Black beans on the stove, all of this is EASY. But I did make my own shells and even that was super simple. In a pan, about 1 and 1/2 inch of vegetable oil, wait till it's at 200 degrees and set half of your tortilla in, let fry. Once browned and crisp, do the other side. Set on a paper towel to dry/harden. You will need tongs for this.

Assemble to your taco desire.

F.Y.I.- As you can read, there are an array of colors in this dish. But here, Bottega

Veneta spring 2009 collection came out with gorgeous silk dresses the exact color of saleted cod. And sometimes all you need is the color of the main ingredient.

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Bottega Veneta

FRESH VEG FOR THE NEW SEASON

Eat your vegetables!

Ingredients:

Arugula

Roma Tomatoes

Red Onion

Mushrooms

Carrots

Feta Cheese

Lemon

Olive Oil

Balsamic

Salt & Pepper

Very simple salad for the weak who need some greens.

Get out your largest salad bowl and start finely slicing your mushrooms. Place in bowl and add a good amount of oil and balsamic so they can marinade and soften a bit. Thinly peel carrots and slice Roma's, taking out the heart (sorry). Next, the red onion, however you like it sliced, chopped or diced. Now for the Arugula- stems and all, just make sure you give it a good 3 minute soak to soften. Mix well with your fingers but make sure you wash your hands... trust me, no kind of flatware, spatula, or special salad tongs mixes a salad properly than your fingers.

Your salad should look and feel really dressed just from the mushroom marinade. Drizzle a half of a lemon, salt and pepper and add as much feta cheese as you would like. Mix again!

This salad was enjoyed with T-bone steaks, salmon, pasta salad and my famous fried onion rings. Hello, October feast.

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Alexander McQueen