Sounds wonderful will make it next week...Stacy

I forgot to mention that I, too, am one to wait a couple hours till I eat breakfast, usually. DH, on the other hand, will practically wake up eating. Sweets first thing are fine for him, too. If I've made some cookies or something, he'll grab one or two as soon as he climbs out of bed. He doesn't get that I'm not hungry when I first wake up, and I don't see how he can stomach eating that soon after waking up. I never liked tomato juice until I tasted my MIL's home made tomato juice from the tomatoes my FIL grew. I was stunned at how good it was. Decades later, and a bit more educated on processed foods, and food in general, I realize why I never liked it before tasting her tomato juice. Quality ingredients, freshly made, without all the additives and the taste of tin can (which the store bought tomato juice used to always come in), makes all the difference in the world. Sally

Linnea, I make a "giambotta" with cut up chicken and Italian sausage. Just place all in a roasting pan with some onions and peppers, sun dried tomatoes and quartered potatoes. Sprinkle some Italian herbs and garlic cloves over the whole mess. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about a half hour. Remove foil and douse with balsamic and some red wine. Bake another 45 minutes, add some more balsamic and serve. The sauce is great to smash the potatoes in and flavors the chicken. Don't use a pricey balsamic, use a lower cost one as it will have a stronger vinegar bite but still give you some sweetness as it concentrates in the pan.

Thanks for sharing. It's a gloomy day, and "clean out the fridge" soup sounds good. I know there's some cabbage in there! Here's another good one for cabbage lovers. https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/veselkas-cabbage-soup/