On Friday, I spent the vast majority of the day making little chocolate Lego dudes.
It was melt chocolate, put in molds, scrape molds, put in freezer, wait 10 minutes, repeat. I moved quite a bit forward in catching up on my magazines (3.5 gotten through). Near the end, I had a half Lego man, just fresh out of the freezer, bit down, started chewing, and it was surprisingly crunchy, before I realized that it was a tooth. One of my incisors decided to break on frozen chocolate... Maybe this should tell me something. Anyways, a call to my dentist and Dr. Meyer of West Des Moines Dental scheduled me to come in on Saturday (his day off) to take care of it. I am really grateful for that. I have a temporary crown, and got a mold taken to get a permanent one (should be ready for me on Thursday). There is only one picture and one x-ray of this, which I don't plan to post. Anyways, made for an interesting day off.
I also made a bunch of white chocolate Lego men, but by that time I was tired and need to take a break. I have to say it's kind of obnoxious how many people have "white morsels" or whatever without the actual chocolate. I hope they go over well at Chris' Lego party today, and they'd sure go great on cupcakes...
Even though last week I may have put a bit too much on my plate, cooking-wise (some nights we didn't eat until 8:30), it felt good to actually do some serious cooking again. I knew it was a relaxing mechanism for me, but I didn't realize how much until it came back.
We plan on going to Gusto Pizza (formerly Frank's) this week. It's opening up after quite a long time of being closed after moving. I'm happy to see them come back and hope we get the quality we grew used to at Frank's. They had a soft launch last night and it sounds like it went very well (If I didn't already have a pot of chili in the stove, we may have gone).
- Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches (p86 January 2011 Food & Wine)
- Coriander Chicken Tostadas with Refried Beans and Grilled Fennel (p85 Bon Appétit January 2011)
- Steak with Stout Pan Sauce (p46 Bon Appétit January 2011)
- Quinoa Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes (p38 Bon Appétit January 2011)
- Spicy Black Bean Sandwiches with Chipotle Mayonnaise (12/1/2010 Weeknight Kitchen)