Pumpkin-prune bread

Isn't this pretty? And this little one is too cute! If you are or know anyone who is pregnant, if you've got little ones running around, or if this just sounds good to you, this bread makes a great treat. It's full of iron, fiber, folate and omega-3s, amongst other goodies, because of the pumpkin, prunes, wheat germ, walnuts, whole wheat flour, spices and egg it contains. There is no oil or butter to be found, yet it's moist as can be! It freezes well, toasts up nicely the day after it's made and can easily be made egg- and nut-free.

Chard goopiness was great, and so forth

I really enjoyed the panade last night. Although nothing this goopy and cheesy tends to photograph terribly well, this photo gives you the idea of the dish: an unctuous chard and onion mixture interspersed with pan-fried bread and Gruyère. Yum! I always like a dish that feels healthy even when it's not quite there. Whatever virtue the panade had, I pretty much cancelled with the amount of white wine I imbibed, but alas. Yesterday deserved to be finished with a bang. And I learned, via a hip friend -go KP, go!- a fun new phrase: in my cups. Not even KP's husband knew what this meant, so I don't think my ignorance of it means I'm that out of the loop, but it means 'drunk.' Like, "wow, after that last one, I'm in my cups." I headed straight to the gym this morning after dropping Jack off to sweat away the remaining remnants of cup'iness.

Today I'm going to make some pumpkin-prune bread for a friend who's preggers and do something with some gorgeous turkey cutlets I picked up at the FM (farmers market) recently. Need to use more asparagus too!