My beloved has done it again. I just ate the best meal ... I can't say "in a long time," because he tends to make fantastic meals quite often, but this one deserves special recognition.

It was an "African Stew" (heres to hoping that he'll post a comment with the proper name for it, which I know he had written down). We have had things that we *called* African stew in the past - it was super easy, and had the following ingredients: Onion, apple, sweet potatoes, sausage, and ginger ale. It is very soupy.

But this was different. It was a peanut sauce, chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, and cabbage. Then it put it over rice, and sprinkled some green onions over it.

OH MY!!! This was so delicious!! I think he is the Best in the world, and I love having such delicious foods cooked for me. He is the Best.

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Speaking of the greatness of my beloved, and speaking of my amazing abilitites to procrastinate, and otherwise amuse myself --

Last year, I was very much in my own world, socially. I had some "acquaintances" at best, but I was very much nose-to-the-grindstone-so-i-can-get-home-to-the-fam.

but this year, i've had actual *friends* !! It's been a nice thing. People who know the names of my kids without having to be reminded, people who know all about my beloved (only they know his REAL name) and who get sick and tired of hearing all about the wonderfulness of him. But one of my dear friends had a chance to come over and get fed by my beloved. He definitely lived up to all of my bragging, and for a tiny girl, she ate a heck of a lot of fantastic acorn-squash and chicken tomato deliciousness over noodles.

so this year has been an improvement upon last.

posted by Zuska @ 8:17 PM

2 Comments:

At Tuesday, November 15, 2005 2:31:00 PM, The Marpepps! said…

(drool)

Isn't it beat all to have dear ones that cook so well. I was recently fed the best Shepard's Pie (with homemade gravy) I've ever tasted. It was even better the next day (and several late night snacks eated in large bites over the sink).

Also, I am going through the same thing this year with friends. I think it takes time to find a group with which you really feel comfortable, especially in a law school environment.
At Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:45:00 PM, Anonymous said…

okay, it's a west african stew called mafi which contains a nice combination of chicken, cabbage, onions, sweet potatoes, green peppers, garlic, tomato paste, spices and peanut butter. for the vegetarians in the crowd (and perhaps we're growing one in the house with thing two) this would work well with tofu.

the other thing i made, the stuff over noodles, is actually a concoction made from a pasta sauce and a failed side dish. the squash was supposed to be separate the night i first made a favorite sauce (that zuska tells me i've NEVER made for her before, but that doesn't seem possible). short version, the squash was too squishy so i dumped it into the sauce with a touch of honey and the whole thing kicked up to a new level. since then i've seen recipes for sauces with squash so i wasn't being so totally radical in the kitchen, it's all instinct for me.

glad they were both appreciated ;)

xo