Savoring Dinner

It's been a while since I've logged in and written anything! I am surprised at how long it has been, in fact. I made a really delicious dinner for the family tonight. It was so good that I felt compelled to write about it. It wasn't anything particularly fancy, just good, wholesome, healthy, satisfying food that didn't taste like health food, even though that is really what it was. I made Italian Sausage & Lentil Soup, homemade bread with ground flax seed added to boost the nutrition factor (you don't even taste a difference in the bread even though you can see the flax seed interspersed throughout the loaves), and Greek Panzanella, a recipe from Ina Garten, of the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" program. Greek Panzanella is basically a salad with homemade croutons and cheese in it. The recipe calls for French bread, but I used sourdough bread, and it was delicious. I have made this recipe twice since Saturday, and my family gobbles it up. All in all, tonight's dinner was a delicious meal for a cold winter's night, and it was especially appreciated by my youngest son who returned home late from a class this evening suffering with a bad cold - comfort food.

EDIT: After writing this, I went back and looked at panzanella recipes, at The Food Network. I think Ina Garten's Greek Panzanella is going to be the only panzanella recipe I need. Good stuff!