This week a sad thing happened. I ran out of my garlic stash. Usually I try to build up enough garlic (that can age) to make it through the winter, however at this time I clearly ran short. I wouldn't suggest it, but I did replace some of the garlic needs with roasted garlic (dried) from AllSpice. Which was acceptable.

Last week, because I menu planned on Saturday, I got to the grocery store early. Unlike other weeks where sometimes you have to time between church, sports ball, and etc, it was just almost empty. It made for a nice experience.

Chicken Tikka Masala

I delayed this because I thought it would take a long time to make...it really didn't. I suppose deboned chicken thighs would've tasted better, but who knows. Pretty good, nice meal.

Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

I didn't want to delay the meal to much, by having to put things together to take over to the Hettingers to bake. So I put it together the night before. This turned out pretty well. When I was cooking down the onions, I thought, maybe this needs more time, since it was still exuding water from the onions. And I really should've cooked it longer, because the meatloaf (warm) didn't hold together as well as it should've. Even so, a satisfying experience. I also made some mashed potatoes there too.

Carolina Chicken Bog

This took a while to come together. But was so worth it. A simple set of ingredients, but combined with purpose. Sausage and chicken made to flavor the chicken broth, then to imbue the rice with that flavor. Good stuffs. I'm looking forward to the leftovers.

Quick Turkey Chili

It was quick. Maybe needs to be a bit brighter (tomatoes?). I had forgotten to pick up some sour cream and didn't feel like leaving the house to get it, so we just topped it with some crackers and shredded Prairie Breeze. I also intended to take some roasted peppers out of the freezer and use that, but also forgot.

Chicken Salad

Every once in a while you get that strong craving for a thing, this fit that need. It certainly didn't have the best combination of ingredients to make an amazing chicken salad, but was still pretty good.