Corn Soup with Potatoes and Smoked Ham

Simple to make, I used the last of my Applewood Smoked Iowa White Spread (La Quercia) and a chunk of well smoked ham and you end up with a nice simple soup that makes for a good meal on a cold Sunday eve.

Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (RC Cook's Country December / January 2013)

So Shannon got home late, and when I said I was going to make soup, I got a bit of push back because there was an assumption that it woud take forever to do. This came together pretty quickly. And tasted pretty good to. In fact, I still have another sweet potato, so I might make this again.

Skillet Teriyaki Beef and Vegetables (RC Cook's Country December / January 2013)

Pushed to next week.

Reduced Fat General Tso's Chicken (p29 Cook's Country December / January 2013)

My figure shows that I don't generally like reduced fat anything. This, however, turned out very well. Bringing everything together to a bit longer then I expected, but when it came down to it, it was still pretty speedy. It tastes similar (but better) to what you'd order from the take out Chinese place.

Well's Fargo provided, Omaha Steak's Burgers

These were kind of pathetic. It didn't stand up to the bacon, nor the Dunbarton Blue cheese. Quite disappointing.