Superlatives: Dinners

New business:

I haven't been doing my weekly wrap ups of late because while they were helpful in establishing a blogging routine they became, well...a little too routine.  In order to shake things up a bit, I have created a list of future post ideas to work on little at a time in the coming weeks.  

I blog for myself and with a few other loyal readers in mind, but checking this blog's statistics page makes it clear there are more people than I think stopping by.  I assume that most of the viewers come from random internet searches ("cracker barrel sign" is the most common one, actually) and never visit again.  But in the off chance there are some regulars, or semi-regulars I'd love to know why you keep reading.  Please feel free to leave a comment below!

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Old business:

Ignoring the first paragraph of the "new business" section, this is basically a "week of eats" post in a different format.  No need to completely re-invent the wheel here.

HEALTHIEST--Cooking Light's Tempeh + Green Bean Stir Fry with Peanut Sauce

I recommend adding more vegetables and doubling the amount of stir fry sauce called for in the recipe.

"HOMIEST"--My mamacita's Mexican Lasagna served with green salad and green beans.  Tastes like home (but with more Fritos!)

MOST "LIKED"--Margot's Eggplant Meatballs and Spaghetti

This dish lived up to Margot's high praise, both in terms of ease and deliciousness.  The photo below got a lot of "likes" and two recipe requests on the ol' facebook too.

  

CHEESIEST--Flatbread pizza with carmelized onions, apples, sausage and brie

Lots of potential here.  Next time, I will seek out thicker flatbread and better sausages (after spending $7 on the cheese, I was trying to economize on some of the other ingredients).  It was the kind of pizza you have to eat with a fork and knife--lots of heavy toppings on a thin, soggy crust--but it tasted pretty good!

LEAST EDIBLE + MOST ADORABLE (tie)

The ultra kawaii (cute) banana kitchen sponge that arrived in my birthday care package from Keizo.  I don't care for doing dishes, but this does help make it a bit more enjoyable.  

Short & Sweet

I was getting ready to do my regular weekly wrap-up, but when I started looking for photos to make a collage I only found two.  I have spent the entire week a bit under the weather with a cough that won't quit, but it's more laziness, rather than any illness that accounts for the lack of photos.  It takes way more than a cough for me to skip meals!  

The photos I do have represent the tastiest (and prettiest) things to come from my kitchen this week:

BH&G's Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes and Olives.  I have made this before, and love a) that it combines pasta and squash and b) the salty/sweet combo of the green olives and dried cranberries.  The cheese and garlic-y tomatoes don't hurt either.

Leftover peanut salad dressing with a chicken, bean and cheese burrito.  Sometimes it's hard to improve on something as simple as refried beans and melted cheese in a crispy soft tortilla.

And now I think it's time to go nap away the end of this stupid cough.  G'night!