Lamb Loin Chops with Mint Chimichurri

When you get older birthdays seem to lose their importance. We're no longer in such a hurry to grow up. ("How old are you?" "Eight and three-quarters!") Time flies faster and it seems like we just had a birthday a month ago so what's the big deal. Our minds, filled with a lifetime of useful and useless data, don't have room for much else, like remembering how old we actually are. (This year I had to subtract my birth year from the current year to figure it out.)

Creamy Celery Soup

 

While much of the country digs out from several feet of snow, here in Sacramento the weather is finally beginning to act like winter. Thank you rain! Time to curl up under a cozy blanket and enjoy a warm bowl of soup. This week’s pick? A classic creamy celery soup.

Like cabbage, celery is an oft neglected vegetable,