Lemony Chicken Linguine

Delicious dairy and tomato free pasta dish (my son is allergic to both).

Serves 4

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp olive or canola oil
3 cloves garlic, sliced thickly
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp salt
4 chicken thighs on the bone
2 Tbsp soy sauce
Juice of 1 lemon or 2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp dijon mustard
1 yellow pepper, sliced
cooked linguine for 4 people

Heat oil on medium high heat in frying pan. Add garlic, rosemary, basil and salt and saute for a few minutes until garlic is lightly browned. Add chicken, turn down to med. heat and cover, flipping occasionally until chicken is cooked. Add a tiny bit of water, if needed, to stop chicken from sticking. Let simmer for 10 min.

Add peppers and let simmer for 10 more min.

Remove chicken. Add sauce ingredients and stir until blended. Pull chicken off bone and add back into the pan. Stir until covered in sauce, then simmer for another 2 or 3 min. Add cooked pasta. Stir everything together and serve with salad.

Rich Autumn Soup

For those of you commonly scared away by unusual ingredients (such as peanut butter in soup) give this a try- the flavors meld together beautifully offering a very warm "comforting" meal! And remember, as a soup- it is very forgiving recipe and quite open to ingredient substitutions- exclude and substitute as your cupboards allow.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped bell peppers (mixed, red & green)
• 1 can tomato soup + 4 cans water
• 1-2 cups mashed yam (baked and mashed is especially flavourful)
• 1 shredded carrot
• 1 large diced potato
• 2 tbs shredded fresh ginger
• 4 cloves roast garlic (or 2 cloves fresh)
• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
• Dash of worstishire sauce
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Fry onions in oil for five minutes on med-high, add the peppers and fry until soft.
2. Add the tomato soup and water.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes (until potatoes are soft).

Hint:
If you have time to give this soup a little extra time to meditate an hour or so after you've cooked it the flavors start singing in proper harmony- however, even fresh off the clothing rack this is still one comfy sweater!