Zha Jiang Mian Chinese Spaghetti

I saw chef Ming Tsai make this on food t.v. (childhood favorites) and I knew I had to give it a go.  My only decision was to use ground pork or "Beyond Beef" meat substitute like he did.  In the end I had a pound of organic ground pork in my freezer so I used it.  Plus a pound of "Beyond Meat" costs almost $11 here!  I wasn't expecting to find fermented beans at my regular grocery store, but I did!  What I used:

Stewed Puy French Lentils & Tomatoes

I have a big huge bag of French lentils in the cupboard that could use some love.  I was watching Ina Garten on food t.v. make this and decided it looked good enough to try myself.  She used fennel on the show but I didn't have any today.   I decided to add some feta cheese and a fried egg to finish.  I also served with homemade crusty bread.  What I used:  

Calzone

I would have told you I never made a calzone before tonight, but then I searched my blog and saw I have!  I asked my son if he wanted this or homemade pizza tonight and he said this.  His wish was my command...

Golden Beet, Tomato, Caramelized Onion, Goat Cheese Tarte Tatin

I realize the title of this is a mouthful.  I took out puff pastry and was going to make a pot pie but changed my mind and beet Tarte Tatin became the new plan.  I only had 2 beets though...so I put some onion in as well.  What I came up with: