I'm kicking myself right now for not cooking last night. Yesterday I picked up all kinds of fresh veggies and goodies at Reading Terminal Market, with the plan of making lots of healthy fare to last me through the week. But you know how life is, and I didn't get around to making the soups and freezeable dishes I'd planned.

It's safe to say I'll be  reconnecting with my stove tonight. If you want to steal a page from my cookbook, try this soup tonight. It's a big part of what I'll be eating during the rest of the week. And because it's loaded with veggies and fiber, I won't feel bad about having an extra serving here and there.

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One of the best things about winter is that you can make some snow ice cream. For those who are wondering how you can make snow ice cream, below is an easy snow cream recipe. What you will need is a large pan of full clean new fallen snow.

A cup of cream, some vanilla and granulated sugar. Fruits and other toppings such as cornflakes are optional.

What you do is you basically mix the cream and vanilla together. Then you should layer the snow in a chilled bowl, alternating with the sugar and snow. Then add the flavored cream on top and fold the snow carefully. Don’t let the cream drain to the bottom and just continue folding until all is mixed well. Include your favorite fruits and toppings in the end. Then serve immediately.

An adorable story about Snow ice cream has caught my attention. Apparently, you really do not know what you are missing.  Recipes for Snow ice cream are fairly easy and involve just a few key ingredients to get it right. Two even more adorable little girls featured ice-cream. It would appear that Deen has in fact come up with the perfect combo of snow and ice creamy ingredients for the star winning Snow ice cream recipe.  Here is something you can try at home.Paula Deen's recipe is a very good one!

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The cakes also work well using the zest and juice of a single citrus — lemon, lime or orange — or any combination. Lemon is best for making the syrup and candied slices.

Lemon-Lime Tea Cakes

Makes mini 24 cakes1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan

1 1/3 cups sugar, divided

1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

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Domino’s Pizza has spent much of the new year pushing its "inspired new pizza," thanks to a revamped recipe. Unlike competitors who in the past might have improved one or two elements, Domino's redid the entire recipe in order to be “New and Improved, Because We Were Terrible.”

They even have a separate website devoted to the cause with commercials candidly showing online reviewers (including tweets) and focus group participants complaining that Domino's tastes like “mass-produced, boring, bland pizza,” the crust is like "cardboard" and declaring that “microwave pizza is far superior.”

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For generations we’ve heard people grumble about “today’s teens:” nevertheless, a few bad apples could never tarnish the brilliant shine that glistens from the majority of teens who perform good deeds for their communities.
 One such teenager is Onteora High School senior Gemma Scow, who is just 11 days shy of celebrating her 18th birthday. Hudson Valley born and bred, Scow happens to be one of those teens sensitive to the needs of her community and does something about it.

She once aspired to become a professional soccer player, having played the sport for seven years. After suffering knee injuries, however, she traded in her cleats for another passion — cooking. As a matter of fact, Scow said she has been cooking since the age of 4. That’s when she first made her own grilled cheese sandwich.

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You have an amazing variety of foods that you can gorge on but the question is whether these delicious foods are all perfect for your health.

In other words how nutritious are these yummy treats. Do they provide any sort of nourishment to the body or do they simply cater to the taste buds?

There can be two answers to all these questions and the point is that both these answers are contradictory to each other.

There are some foods that are really yummy but aren’t much healthy and prolonged consumption of these foods might lead to obesity or other stomach related issues but then again there are those delicious foods that are amazing to taste and also are good for the health.

We are talking about delicious and healthy things like chicken sandwiches or fat free pizzas that can be consumed by all. So go ahead and consume to your heart’s content but also keep the ‘health factor’ in mind.

If you need a load of carbohydrates for winter exercise, this recipe for buckwheat soba noodles and vegetables with tofu peanut sauce is just right.

It starts out with an exotic, Japanese-style whole-grain pasta that gets topped with a ginger-laced stir-fry and tossed in a spicy, nutty sauce.

The soba noodles offer a solid serving of complex carbs, but the dish is packed with another energy-building essential as well -- protein.

Tofu, which is chock-full of soy protein, does double-duty in this dish. Soft tofu is blended into the zesty peanut butter-based sauce, as well as cubed and stir-fried until golden-brown to serve on top of the noodles and vegetables. This dish makes a complete meal, but you also could serve it with grilled chicken, shrimp or pork.

My husband and I recently moved from Beverly Hills to Dana Point. For many years we enjoyed Basix Cafe in West Hollywood. I would love to have the recipe for their salmon burger. It's one of our favorites.

Nancy and Clif Huxford

Dana Point

Dear Nancy and Clif: These salmon burgers incorporate a touch of lemon juice and chopped capers for fresh, bright flavor. Basix serves the burgers on brioche buns with coleslaw and a little tartar sauce.

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N’Awlins Vegetable Beef Soup (Like Grandma Usta Make)

Practically every kind of produce you can pick up from a roadside stand, a tender piece of shredded boneless chuck roast, a rich beef stock, and just the right touch of Crescent City back-a-town seasonings is all it takes to make this age old favorite vegetable beef soup.

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