We just came through the holiday season, followed by a blizzard, so naturally, I've been in the kitchen a lot (with the exception of 2 weeks of kitchen re-demo) cooking comfort food. There's just something, well . . . comforting about eating hot and heavier foods when it's cloudy, cold, snowy and blustery. Besides that, my mom was with us the last week and she is a "meat and potatoes" type of eater, and I was trying to not totally make her eat outside her comfort zone. Now that we have a break in the weather, it's time to return to that ever-recurring New Year's goal of losing ten pounds. So here's where I'm going with this - my focus for the next month is going to be on cooking healthier meals, ones loaded with fruits, vegetables, lean meat and healthy fats. I will of course, cook some dishes from the cookbook, but I'm going to be trying some new dishes as well. So if you have any favorite healthy meals, please let me know, and I'll give them a try.