Sausage (Pigs in a blanket?)

Per suggestion I got a thing of crescent rolls and wrapped two dough pieces around each hot dog. This was vaguely wasteful as it only used half of the container. I did use the rest to make the rolls. I suppose if it was an actually fluffy flakey croissant dough, then yes, this would’ve been wonderful, but the dough itself was just ok. Was it interesting and a nice change of pace. Sure. Fond memories from childhood? perhaps. It was fun, but a lower quality product combined when those all pork hot dogs.

Pasta e Fagioli

The full one, as opposed to the weeknight one is still quite good and worth the effort. God as leftovers, though the noodles soak up the soup, which kind of makes me wonder about canned soup.

Grilled Cheese with Mortadella

I got to stuff a bit in my face, and loaded up on some mild sourdough with some Alp Blossom. I, fortunately, got a golden brown to just barely toasted on the outside with butter. I am a big fan of mortadella.

Pork Burgers

Made these, good things and a bit leftover pork. Which came in handy, as the next day was truly challenging, and I ended up eating pork patties with mustard just to get some food in my belly.

Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Breakfast Potatoes with Chili Crunch

I keep thinking about making this better, and perhaps using some prepared potatoes (pre-fried) or something. But throw back, not a lot of work and still quite good.

Red beans and Rice

I think I never make this quite right. Don’t get me wrong, every time it’s delicious, but either the beans are to hard, or the liquid doesn’t reduce enough. This was one the liquid doesn’t reduce enough. Still combined with the rice to soak up the liquid, quite good. I added some of Lola’s Fine Host Sauce, which added a nice kick. I used some Andouille sausage from Crooked Gap, which was an excellent choice. Used timers a lot while making this so I would spend 20-30 minutes working on my study notes, stir the beans, and come back down to add more notes. Still love this and feeds a part of me.