It has been a while since I have written, but with little to do outdoors today, I have no excuses.
The temperature in Madison right now is a balmy 4 below zero. On a beautiful day like today, a bright sun, it is easy for someone to step out unprepared. The high today was a few degrees above zero, and the wind chill currently takes the tempature to below -20.
On a chilling day like this, great food and wonderful music are not only great, but a definite MUST! NPR had some good opera featuring the great Luciano Pavarotti, perfect background music for cooking up a great lunch. I have not been a fan of Opera, but had heard of Pavarotti before. However, after his passing in 2007, I became a little more interested, as he is popular, and time will tell if he becomes legendary. My vote is that he definitely will.
Wisconsin Public Television today had a fantastic receipe for home made baked manicotti on America's Test Kitchen. I'm not be biggest fan of the show, but I did love the receipe, and couldn't resist trying it. It was fantastic. I topped it off with a great garlic bread receipe they had, and a fine bottle of wine - a Chianti from Frottoria di Faltognano. I think I'm getting to the point where I could start labeling myself a foodie.
I have decided to make a great vegetable stirfry for dinner. I love a good stirfry, and it is a good way to get a healthy dose of vegetables. I use extra virgin olive oil and keep the sodium low to keep it healthy. I use my own receipe, and compliment it either with rice or noodles. I've even used wheat noodles to increase the health factor on the dinner.
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