I was hoping that we would be able to go to Flour Pizza on Friday, however, they'll be opening on Monday.  I'm looking forward to it.  Des Moines can do with more good pizza choices.  I also want Frank's Pizza to stop toying with us all.  Either open a shop again, or don't, but these cryptic updates are starting to grate on me.  I also want to go to Zingaro.  With menu at Mars Cafe, Hal Jasa has impressed me with the quality and one morning the ability to improvise as half of his cooking implements broke.  As we head toward the end of the year, I really wonder if I'm going to continue to do this.  I haven't, for a while, longer felt safe discussing large sections of my life so if I don't do something like this, then pretty much my site will go idle, which seems a bit silly to me.  That and hardly anyone actually comes here to actually read what I write.  I do my best to throw the minimal amount of google juice that I have and push it towards places and people that I'm excited about, but in all honesty, it probably doesn't make that much of a difference.

On a more positive note, while I was flipping through Fine Cooking this morning (already read it), I figured, hey, this set of recipe would make a good week of meals.  So I told myself, have you finish playing Civ5, you'll make this into a list...more then a few hours later, here it is.

• Spiced Yogurt Waffles with Toasted-Pecan Maple Syrup (p22 December 2010/January 2011 Fine Cooking)
• Carrot and Leek Soup with Herbed Croutons (p22 December 2010/January 2011 Fine Cooking)
• Yogurt-marinated Roast Chicken (p22 December 2010/January 2011 Fine Cooking)
• Turkey Cutlets and Black Beans with Tangerine-Habanero Mojo Sauce (p25 December 2010/January 2011 Fine Cooking)
• Cannellini Beans with Lemon, Roasted Red Peppers, and Bacon (p27 December 2010/January 2011 Fine Cooking)