Cholent

So this is relatively simple, but the problem here is that the beans soaked up so much liquid (even after brining) that it became became less of a stew and more of a bean dish. Even so, it was pretty good, if a little simple. It made for a good meal, and most of the prep was done in the morning.

Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach

Shannon is not a fan of what happens when you steam or etc spinach, which I don't blame her, cause it's not my favorite treatment either. I had picked up a little fresh spinach from Blue Gate delivering at the new Peace Tree Des Moines Branch (hooray! on both accounts). So really this came down to just Italian sausage with spinach on mini-ciabatta buns. Good stuffs. Next time I''l remember to bring one of my growlers and fill it with beer!

Turkey Sliders (Alton Brown: Every Day Cook, p63), found a source of the ingredient I was missing

This. Was. Amazing. With the combination of turkey + Parmigiano Reggiano + Brown Rice Miso paste made for an extra savory burger. While I started thinking this would have a light turkey flavor, both the miso paste and parm really enhanced and brought forth some of the more subtle turkey flavors, so while I took Darren's suggestion to go with a milder cheese, but this combination could've stood up to something much stronger (like that extra aged actual cheddar, who's name I forget)

Texas Breakfast Tacos

Simple, good, easy.

Puff Pastry Waffles (Have to try this)

Uh...Postives: It was really good. Negatives: the puff kind of fell quickly and super carbohydrate filled.

Extra: Made some Mac & Cheese and got to feed the Hettingers for the first time in a while, which felt good. Though I did mistake bourbon for brandy, which is on me.