And when I'm not making marshmallows, let's cook some dinner...

And for dinner this week:

Sunday

Plain old roasted chicken: make a mixture of white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, basil, a bit of garlic, rub it around under the skin of the chicken. Pop it in the oven at 400 degrees and cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Roasted brussels sprouts with parmesan

Roasted sweet potato chunks

Monday

Mushroom and barley risotto

Salad

Tuesday

Pan-seared salmon

Lentils with roasted red pepper and balsamic vinegar

Sauteed green beans

Wednesday

Leftovers? Sandwiches? Maybe a salad from Panera?

Thursday

Split pea and ham soup in the slow cooker:

I don't have a recipe for this, but here's what I'm thinking:

Dried peas, a chunk of ham, garlic, a jar of tomatoes, water. Toss it all in the slow cooker and let it go all day.

And next weekend?

More sugary snacks, I'm sure. Cookie season is almost here!