Here's the official Mint Julep recipe from Churchill Downs!

EARLY TIMES MINT JULEPS

2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, sprigs of fresh mint, crushed ice, Early Times Kentucky Whiskey, Silver Julep Cups.

Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar & water together for five minutes. Cool, add 6-8 sprigs of fresh mint & place in covered container in refrigerator overnight. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Early Times Whiskey. Stir rapidly witha spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint! Enjoy! :-)

Make this soup and you will be a HERO!

VICKI ROGERS' BEST CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

64 oz. chicken broth,(may need more) 1 store-bought roasted chicken,3 TBS. vegetable oil,1 large onion- chopped, 4 large carrots--chopped,1 tsp. dried thyme, 2 tbls. parsley, frozen peas, 1/2 bag egg noodles, salt & pepper. Bring broth to a simmer over medium heat. Separate chicken meat from skin & bones--reserve meat. Add skin & bones to the broth-reduce heat & simmer for 30 minutes. Strain broth through a colander and reserve. Add oil to pan & stir fry onions, carrots & celery-8-10 minutes. Add chicken, broth, spices,peas, and noodles and simmer until noodles are soft--about 30 mintues. ENJOY!

Worked out with Caroline in a group class this morning--Ladies' express! It rocks...you work really hard for 30 minutes and then you're finished! Feel like I need more cardio, but just too cold to walk outside today with the wind chill in the low '20's....think I'll go back to the gym tomorrow morning and do weights and my bike routine....hope to see you at LAC!!! :-)

Worked out this morning with Caroline at LAC...WOW, I feel like I'm really getting tough!

Did lat pull downs, biceps, triceps, ab work in a super set, and tons more weights...then 25 mintues on the exercise bike--random hills, level 13, and kept heart rate at 140-150....

"Feelin' stronger every day..."! :-)