Umami Meatloaf Burger

I'm glad I didn't skip this. It was pretty good. If I remember right, it did seem to have lower cook times then were really needed.

Farmhouse Chicken Chowder

Not a lot of effort, but made a nice weeknight meal.

Stovetop Mac N cheese with Bacon & Pickled Jalapeños (The Food Lab, p. 723)

So the base recipe is here, but OMGWTFBBQ this is some good mac & cheese. Clearly not good for you (it uses some of the rendered bacon fat to replace some of the butter). The heat of the diced pickled jalapeños works it way through the dish. Good showing for the first out of the Food Lab book (Thanks Mattas!). I used a combination of Prairie Breeze and a young raw milk cheese from Wisconsin who's name I forget.

In an effort to control my blood sugar I've been using Dreamfields pasta. Though I make pasta dishes a lot less often and this doesn't quite behave like pasta should, it does make a suitable replacement from time to time. I also will do vegetables spiralized to dramatically reduce the carbohydrate intake.

Sloppy Joes

Used some of the leftover meatloaf burger and added more beef, onions, tomatoes, sauce, and spices. Good stuffs.

Taco Salad

Used chicken thighs, some spices and the normal items to make a nice taco salad. However I did forget to buy sour cream, which made me sad, I do really like any excuse I can have to eat the Kalona Supernatural sour cream...