Carrot Soup

I made this for dinner tonight along with a big healthy salad of baby romaine, tomatoes, shredded zucchini & carrots, poached chicken and provolone. Yum!

Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
4 cups carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup white wine
1 quart chicken stock
1 teaspoon cumin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions
Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add onion and garlic and saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Add carrots and saute for 2 minutes. Carefully add the white wine, chicken, stock, and cumin. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and puree with an immersion blender or, in batches, in a blender. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

Healthy Dessert Parfait

A simple and satisfying dessert :) I came up with this one night when Chris requested a healthy after-dinner treat. Plus, most of the ingredients are things I usually have in the pantry -- pretty much any fruit can be used depending on what you have on hand.

Ingredients:

green grapes, frozen and sliced

sliced strawberries

low-fat vanilla yogurt

walnuts, broken into small pieces

maple syrup

Directions:

Spoon out a desired amount of yogurt into a dish. Top with remaining ingredients and enjoy!

I think some chocolate chips would be good, too!