4 + 6 = good

wow. i never thought about being 46 before. i guess i'd better, since tomorrow is the day. you know how when you are younger and you kind of just deceive yourself into thinking the next decade will never even happen to you? i'm starting to deceive myself with half decades now. so "late forties" is a weird term that somehow should not apply to the young hip girl i still think of myself as on the inside.

anyway, it's not so bad. some things are WAAAY better. like not worrying about how you look so much (although the 27 pounds that the doc told me i gained this last year is certainly not something to turn my back at!). and of course, i have the Lord now. which makes even the crummy stuff easier. really, His yoke IS light, i can attest to that. if i would just remember it all the time, i'd probably have a few less wrinkles.

as a birthday gift to all of you wonderful bloggirls out there (and dave :)), here's a recipe i tried last night. if somebody will tell me how to make home made alfredo sauce, it might be even better, but i swear i thought i was at an italian restaurant in my own home.

oh ps. i usually suck at pasta dishes.
happy birthday to me!




Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo and Chicken

2-3 chicken breasts (mine were still frozen)

Place in crock pot and pour over the following:

1 jar Classico Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo Sauce
a couple of splashes of good white wine
lots of dried basil from the garden
several sun dried tomatoes in olive oil (mine were just-harvested, thus the reason for the recipe)

cook on high for about 1-1/2 hours; then low to finish (about 3-4 hours).

serve with whole wheat pasta, the best baguette you can find to sop up the sauce, and however much leftover wine the situation calls for.

ummmmmmmmm.