Refrigerated Pickled Granny Smith Apples

I have guests coming for dinner and am serving a heavy meal of BBQ ribs and twice-stuffed potatoes.  I wanted something on the plate to cut the richness.  I know my friend loves Granny Smith apples so decided on this.  I made them two days in advance.

Southern Chicken and Dumplings

You want to talk simplicity, this is 4 ingredients.  I remember seeing it on "Mind of a Chef" and I've wanted to make it ever since.  I forgot though until I saw a recipe pop up on social media.  Chef Sean Brock made it with his mother who learned it from her mother who learned it from her mother, and so on and so on...  Video of that is here.  Both videos in both links are totally worth watching for tips and method.

Skor Chocolate Chip Brown Sugar Cookies

I was shopping today and saw "Skor" chips on sale so decided to try and make something with them.

Steamed Cod with Hot Garlic Ginger Oil and Seasoned Soy Sauce

My co-worker told me you can buy special soy sauce for steamed fish in Asian supermarkets.  I googled it, and it looked easy enough for me to make at home since I had all the ingredients.  There were a bunch of different ones, and I made my own.  For my sauce, I used:

Butter Chicken?

I put the question mark since I doubt it's true butter chicken.  This was a "whip up something with that chicken in your fridge" tonight kind of a dish...so I did this on the fly.  What I had was boneless, skinless chicken thighs.  I was going to make Chicken Paprikash at first thought, but I didn't have the noodles.  I had basmati rice, so decided on this.  What I used:

Turkey Pumpkin Chili

I saw this on Social Media and it was appealing to me, so I made it.  The pumpkin was what I liked about it and it seemed different.  Plus, I was in the mood for chili.  What I used (tailored to my liking):