Almond Chocolate Chip cookies

I saw a story a couple weeks ago on NPR about gluten free baking. I don't particularly enjoy doing it--I feel like I have less flexibility to modify recipes because I don't know how they work, whether it's gluten, egg, dairy, soy, etc, free. Years of baking and recipes have given me some idea of how ingredients work together in cookies, breads and the like. But with GF recipes, all that goes out the window. I made some GF chocolate chip cookies a week ago that turned out incredibly flat and crispy and looked kind of.. holey. No idea why, because I don't know how the GF flour mix worked with the dairy free shortening and egg free substitute. The cookies were still delicious though, so that was a plus.

Mini chicken pot pies

Pot pies are great. Like I mentioned in the post below, I like the idea of warm, hearty meals. They're gooey, can be eaten in a bowl and topped with a flaky dough. But there's always the issue of transport. If you don't have 20 individual ramekins, it's difficult to do a satisfying pot pie.

Chili verde

There's a place in Seattle called Slim's Last Chance. It was featured on the Food Network's Diners, Drive Ins and Dives, and my date on Saturday was telling me how good their chili is. I admitted to him what I had never said out loud before--I don't love chili.