Last week, I decided to attempt a "lazy stuffed shells" recipe -- toss cooked pasta with marinara sauce, then gently fold in a mixture of ricotta, herbs, and grated mozzarella. Top with marinara sauce and bake. I did all this, but I think next time, I'll do it a little differently -- the ricotta mixture doesn't hold together, so I'll try making it a layer between the two halves of the tossed pasta. Still, it was good.
Then we ate fairly recent leftovers for two nights, threw a bunch of older food out, and we still have leftovers, though fewer. I think on the second leftover night, we also made easy quesadillas and guacamole.
For a major potluck on Saturday, I made tamale pie, (chili polenta crust and topping, stuffed with sauteed beans, onions, mushrooms, red pepper, black olives, and tossed with cheese, then baked) and tofu chocolate pie (silk tofu, melted chocolate, vanilla, in a graham crust). Mr. P made a second tofu pie. At the pot luck, there was not a crumb left. Someone even washed our glass dish for us.
Last night, I made another tamale pie for a potluck today. Mr. P made dinner -- one of my favorties -- Ma Po Tofu, which is basically tofu in a thick hot chili sauce. I think he added carrots, peas, and corn and lots of ginger and special Chinese pepper. Very good, and it was nice to have a night off.
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