Cooking is a lot of fun. Several times a week I get a chance to make something really nice.I wish I could do it more often, but there are only two of us. Most things need to be made in a large enough size that there is no way to eat it all at one sitting. That means that things go into the refrigerator to be consumed later. That is OK because everything that I make is great for leftovers. Among our favorites are meat loaf, pork ribs, beef fajitas, pot roast and of course mashed potatoes. Ginny has never met a potato that she doesn't like.

Often what happens is that I get an idea to use a certain protein. Sometimes it is because the meat is on sale and sometimes it is because I want to experiment a little bit. Today's dish was the latter. My son Robert has been making really nice sandwiches using boneless, skinless chicken thighs. When we buy chicken pieces it is almost always breasts. They are easy to cook and you can make a lot of different things with them. I have been told that thighs have a lot more flavor. And today's dish, braised chicken thighs with tomatoes, cannelini beans and spinach proved the point. The thighs were very tasty and the stuff that went with them was great as well. Add a little fresh bread to sop up the liquids and you have a feast. The great thing is that this dish also makes excellent leftovers. And so, life is good. The peasants rejoiced and peace returned to the realm.

p.s. after I looked at this photo more carefully, I realized that it doesn't look all that appetizing. My experiences with food photography over the years have taught me that it is really hard to get a photo of some food that looks as good as it does in person. Still, we keep on trying, cooking and photographing.