Baked Beans with Slab Bacon

Having never made this before, I was concerned as to how it would turn out, especially since I took it to a group dinner.  But I was worried for nothing.  They turned out fantastic, and instilled into me a clear desire to make sure I save and use parmigiano reggiano rinds.  It just had this savory under note like nothing else.  Went over well at the group dinner and was quite nice as the last of it using it for lunch later in the week.

Carne Adovada (tacos)

So I wanted to make this a bit spicier then the recipe called for, I don't have any chili powder so I used a combination of ancho and jalapeno powder.  I clearly used way to much of the jalapeno, not only did it make the air in the kitchen quite difficult to breathe, but made it a bit too spicy.  Even so they made some pretty good tacos.  combined with all the other things cooled it off a bit.  

Tagliatelle with Prosciutto

When talking with Brett at the cheese shop, I was buying cheeses and prosciutto for this and when I vaguely described what I was doing, he said it sounded good already.  And it was...good stuffs., pretty easy to put together.

Chicken Tostadas with Spicy Mashed Black Beans

Simple, and good, and very quick.