Christmas is next week! Are you ready? I’m getting there. Today I’m starting my baking and I guess I’m going to have to find some time in between the cookies and candy and fudge to wrap presents. (Or throw presents in gift bags I’m reusing from last Christmas. That’s Plan B.)
Here’s what I ate this week:
End of the World Pizza! // So did I mention my husband and I have colds? Neither of us felt like cooking last night and I figured, hey, if the world ends tomorrow, I’m going to be kicking myself for cooking when we could have gotten pizza. So we got Mellow Mushroom. You know why I love Mellow Mushroom? They offer JERK TOFU(!) as a topping. We got that on the Thai Dye pizza.
Tortellini with Lemon & Brussels Sprouts from Everyday Food // This photo is of the leftovers–there wasn’t enough light to take a picture when this was fresh. (Shaking my fist at you, short winter days.) I roasted the sprouts and used less butter than the original recipe called for, but this was easy and delicious.
Pesto Twice-Baked Potatoes // I might do a full recipe post for this eventually, but they’re so easy, you can be pretty imprecise and they’ll still turn out tasty. Bake some potatoes, scoop out the insides and mash them with pesto and some plain yogurt, sour cream, or silken tofu. Season with salt and pepper, stuff the filling back into the potatoes, top with a little bit of Parmesan cheese if you want, and bake them until the cheese melts. I love these!
Virtuous Vegetarian Curry with Toasted Cashews & Brown Rice from HelloFresh // This week I had the chance to try HelloFresh, a meal delivery service that’s now available on the East Coast. (I received three complimentary meals and I wasn’t obligated to write about them here.) We really enjoyed this curry and a tofu stir fry, but the pasta dish they sent was a miss. Another minor quibble is that there were some errors and omissions on the recipe cards, resulting in a bit of confusion when we were cooking. Although I can’t see myself using a service like this, I like the concept of having all the ingredients of your weekly meals delivered to your door along with easy-to-follow recipes and I can see how it would be helpful for busy professionals who enjoy cooking, but don’t have the time to plan meals and do grocery shopping themselves.
Roasted Acorn Squash Pasta with Kale & Almonds from Everyday Food // This is another photo of leftovers, hence the slightly bloated pasta. Have I mentioned how bummed I am that Everyday Food isn’t going to be published monthly anymore? I really looked forward to getting my issues in the mail. I will miss you, Everyday Food! That said, we weren’t crazy about this recipe, but I can’t quite put my finger on why because each component is delicious on its own.
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Ugh that stinks you guys have colds! BOO!
Mmm, that tortellini and brussels and the taters look awesome!
I always forget about tortellini. I need to make that more often!
It all looks so good! last night right before bed, curtis said he wanted to order pizza tonight. Aren’t you sad they are getting rid of Everyday Food???
So sorry you’re both sick, hope you both get better soon!!
I know! I subscribe to a lot of cooking magazines (I love print!), but Everyday Food was one of my favorites.
Hope you feel lots better soon *curative hugs*
Well, my husband is already feeling better, so I’m hoping my cold is quick like his too!
So, it’s 11:30am and I haven’t even eaten breakfast yet and this post is making me SO hungry. Everything looks delicious. I’m going to spend a week with you and have what your having haha.
I hope you feel better before Tuesday! Being sick this time of year is no fun. Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new years! I’m looking forward to working with you lots in 2013
I am feeling worse, but it doesn’t matter because we’re not going home for Christmas anymore–our cat Miso had a urinary obstruction yesterday. Argh! I owe you an email, so more about that later.
But yes, I hope you have a Merry Christmas too and I can’t wait to think up some new projects together for next year!
Everything looks delicious! Hope you all feel better soon!
Oh, wow! Everything looks delicious! I will be joining you in the baking and wrapping frenzy today and this weekend. That is, after I finish my shopping!! Feel better soon
I’m glad I’m not the only one who waits until the last minute! Good luck!
Feel better soon!! Love the “end if the world pizza”!!!
Thank you! I will definitely be drinking lots of tea today.
Everything looks so good, but I love that pizza particularly!
i think if the end of the world was approaching, i’d definitely kick myself for not eating pizza, too. it looks really delicious.
i’m getting there with christmas stuff, too. definitely lots of baking this weekend, but i got all of my presents wrapped last night!!
I’m always good at finding excuses to get takeout, but the end of the world is definitely the best excuse of all.
I hate getting sick when there is no time to just be sick. But I love this pizza. Perfect “end of the world” food
and I want a pesto potato right now.
I know, I totally have a knack for getting sick at the worst times. On the plus side, I am feeling absolutely no temptation to eat cookies or sweets right now…
That would’ve been the way to go…love your entire spread!!
That pizza looks so good! &I love anything with tortellini in it!
Jerk tofu on pizza! Brilliant. I want some for breakfast, like, right now.
Hope you and your husband are feeling better!
Leftover pizza is definitely one of my favorite breakfasts.
And my husband is feeling better, but I am pretty darn miserable right now. I need soup!
Those are some tasty treats! Those pesto baked potatoes are a really great idea… in fact, I have some leftover pesto from some bruschetta that we made a few days ago, and this is a great use for the rest of it. Thanks!!
Your “What I Ate This Week” is always an inspiration for new ideas! Thank you for sharing!
Yay, I’m glad to hear that–thank you!
That pizza looks amazing.
lol Love the title!
and yum.
Feel better soon! The food looks amazing as always!
Thank you!
You were definitely eating well in preparation for the end of the world! Love the sounds of that pizza and the pesto potatoes are such an amazing idea!
I will stuff anything into a potato.
Most of the time, it works!
We have all had colds this past week too! We also jumped on the lets buy a pizza bandwagon!
Sometimes you just need to get pizza, right?
JERK TOFU? I’m so there!
It is amazing! I’m sure they think we’re nuts for putting it on a Thai pizza, but hey, it’s fusion cuisine.
We had Mellow Mushroom on vacation in Florida and loved it. I haven’t bothered trying to track down the closest one to us but it was so good.
Isn’t it?! Oh my gosh, I think I could eat there everyday.