On Friday, I spent the vast majority of the day making little chocolate Lego dudes.

Are they actual size? 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)