I knew it was going to be an odd day when I woke up hungry and was craving Japanese food.  (And, no, I am not preggo again!) On my trips to Japan, I never could figure out why my peeps in the homeland enjoyed eating rice and miso soup for breakfast.  I admit to eating this for breakfast on a few occasions while traveling, but it was honestly because of jet lag.  I mean by the time it was breakfast there, it was really time for a late...

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Since bebe dada is sick, I decided to make him soup.  He always makes me simple, yet delicious Chinese soups (see Winter Melon Soup and Wonton Soup) when I’m sick but I wanted to make good ol’ fashion chicken noodle soup. What I ended up making was a hearty chicken, macaroni and vegetable soup with ingredients I had in the kitchen. One of the things I keep in my freezer is leftover whole rotisserie chicken from Costco. Costco has...

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