Cinnamon-Kissed Mimosa

Some Sundays are simply not like others, they pop, fizz and feel so darn special. Most times I’m not sure if it is the Sunday that is special or that it is also Sammie-day, the one day out of our busy long (especially his) work week that Sammie and I have carved out as our “us” day. No chores or errands intrude, so there is nowhere to go and nothing to do except enjoy being with each other on a crisp, fall Sunday just fizzing with feel-good. Just the kind of Sunday for a Cinnamon-Kissed Mimosa. Even the “mostly” scotch and beer drinking Sammie gives them two thumbs up.

Prep time: 1 hour | Total time:  1 hour & 5 minutes| Servings: 6

 

Cinnamon-Kissed Mimosa (Jay)

 

Piquant Pico di Gallo & Crunchy Guacamole

This is part deux of the easy No-Sweat Dinner – Chicken Tacos with Beans and Rice. While the rice and beans are cooking, a five-minute dice, mash and mix is all it takes to cobble together some Pico di Gallo and Guacamole.

Pico di Gallo & Guacamole (by Jay)

Spiced Spinach, Potatoes & Chickpea

You know those days when you just want to veg on the couch with a book, or binge on movies or simply lay there without moving. Those are the days to reach for foods that are perfect to recharge those batteries and are also easy to pull together, like this spinach, potato and chickpea dish. Get your iron and antioxidants from the dark green goodness of spinach. Get your protein, dietary fiber, zinc and folate from the chickpea. The potatoes are there to add comfort.

I eat it as a side or even as a mini-meal by itself. Spinach and chickpeas are cooked together, in every possible fashion, all the way from South Asia through the Mediterranean. There’s a good reason it is so popular.

Prep time: 10 min| Total time: 20 min| Servings: 4

Spiced Spinach, Potatoes & Chickpeas (Jay)