Sausage

I saw these sausages at the Cheese Shop, so I got them, and we ate them. It had a quite good cheese in the middle of it. Quite delicious.

Burger

Got some brisket and bacon burgers, and fried them up. Good Things.

Corn Hand Pies

I had forgotten to take the beef and chicken out of the freezer, so I quick defrosted these and put them in the oven. They were pretty good.

(Western) Iowa Loose Meat Sandwiches

So in having the sandwiches, I figured I try to get close to replicating them. This got the texture about right, but the pepper was not distinct enough. Using yellow mustard, ketchup and some spicy pickles did make it kind of nice, but just not enough. I’ll have to revisit this in a bit.

No-Boil Baked Ziti

I did step 2 with all the prep work while step one had the pasta soaking in salted water. The interesting thing here is that it got the noodles to just about the perfect spot they should be to absorb pasta sauce. Though I suppose that was the point. I use Rao’s Arrabbiata sauce and had to swap out for dried basil and parsley. It did take a while to make, so probably not a weeknight meal, but certainly good.

After the tin foil comes off, before going back in the oven.

Soy Sauce Chicken

I really enjoyed this. I swapped out the sherry vinegar for the rose vinegar that I had. I swapped out the Shaoxing wine for some vermouth. Which may not have been the best choice, but was the choice I made. I served it over jasmine rice. A little sweet, a little acidic, and a whole lot of flavor.