Ginger and Turmeric Noodle Soup

I knew this was my next recipe as soon as I saw it.  Restorative soup sounded good today and it became dinner.  It may even be vegan (?), I just didn't check each ingredient (the veggie stock mainly), but the noodles for sure were.  What I used with my minor edits:

Four Cheese Lasagna

I was having company over for dinner and lasagna was one of their requests when I asked them what they liked.  So I went with homemade Caesar salad, cheesy (Mozza, Grana Padano, Provolone & Ricotta - 5 lbs at least!) lasagna and homemade garlic bread.  Oh, and Tuxedo cake for dessert but I bought that at Costco.  I decided to assemble and bake this the day before.  I would just heat it up when they arrived.  I made the sauce two days before.

Loaded Cauliflower Casserole

I chose to make this instead of baked taters tonight.  We were having NY Strip steak and I though this would make a good side for it, along with sauteed mushrooms.

Singapore Fried Curry Noodles

When I was in my 20's if I got "Chinese Food" delivery, I always, always, always ordered Singapore fried noodles - loved the curry and the thin noodles.  I rarely do anymore as there are many other chowmein noodles dishes I prefer though every now and then, I have them for "old times sake".  Making it homemade sounded like a nice challenge for myself... This recipe popped up on my news feed and I decided to give it a go, adapting it for my likes.  I headed to the Asian market.  I picked up the Shaoxing wine @ $1.79 for a 600 ml bottle.  I also grabbed the BBQ pork and noodles @ $1.29.

Black Vinegar Pork

I've slowly been working my way through freezer items.  I found some pork loin and decided to make this recipe.  I love black vinegar (Chinkiang), plus I had all the ingredients in my home, which is always a bonus.  I doubled the recipe as I had 2 lbs of pork in the freezer.  I served this with roasted broccoli w/ Everything Bagel seasoning and coconut cilantro quinoa with lime zest.

Garlic Cilantro Hummus

I had company coming for dinner.  I was putting together a cheese/meat board and decided to make some hummus.

Raw Zoodle Salad with Tahini Dressing

This post is old and from when zucchini was in season.  I just found it my drafts so published it...

Pastitcio (Greek Lasagna)

I've never made but have always wanted to.  I decided on this by Chef Michael Symon.  I've been holding this recipe since he was on "The Chew".  I used my deep dish lasagna pan to make it in.  I had to edit and improvise a little; no lamb, fresh oregano or whip cream as I didn't have any of these in my kitchen tonight.

3-Ingredient Banana Nut Cookies

These are my kind of recipes - 3 ingredients.  I got it from a favorite site, Skinnytaste.  Basically this was 2 bananas, mashed, 1 cup of quick oats and crushed pecans.  Into a 350°F oven for 20 minutes and voila, done!

Ina Garten's Lamb and Chickpea Curry

I was watching Food T.V. and saw Ina Garten make this on her show.  Said this was the only dish she would order at this restaurant because it was sooo good, then finally asked Chef for the recipe, which they shared.  I knew this would be the next special dinner I made.  There is a shitload of ingredients in it, so I went through my pantry to make sure I had everything that I needed and shopped for what wasn't there (only 5 ingredients, including lamb!).  The grocery store I went to only had shoulder chops, so I removed the bone and cubed them myself.  I bought  2 & 1/2 lbs but probably ended up with less than 2 lbs when all the bones and fat/gristle were removed.  It was not fun either.  Next time I want boneless, shoulder roast for this recipe.  What I used (with my minor edits):