Domestic Bliss

While visiting Riannan's site, I was emboldened to gather this recipe to my bosom and even went so far as to purchase its ingredients. But when I came home last night for Shabbos dinner, I found myself entering the house to the alluring aroma of Stuart’s Cheesy Winter Pasta Bake™, which, though you Google far and near, you will not find anywhere but here.

And I'm not telling.

No, I want all of this Stuart’s Cheesy Winter Pasta Bake™ for myself and my young, thank you. It is that good.

Though I am happy to share the Chinese recipes of another Stuart altogether. No fooling, click here.

Where was I?

Oh. Now maybe if someone offered to swap me some already-prepared Garden Minestrone, or some Macaroni and Cheese Casserole (close cousin to SCWPB™), or even a Triple Tofu Tower, I might consider.

And I'd even throw in my own Texas-Sized, Crowd-Pleasin', Chopped Lettuce Salad, a perfect mate for Stuart’s Cheesy Winter Pasta Bake™:

Lisa's Texas-Sized, Crowd-Pleasin', Chopped Lettuce Salad

Ingredients:
Large head of Iceberg™ lettuce
Bottle of Thousand Island Dressing
(optional: you can make your own the way my momma did, using equal parts ketchup and mayonnaise, plus a couple tablespoons of sweet relish and a squeeze of lemon juice)

Directions:
1. Chop lettuce very fine. Like, very fine. Forget what all those Yankees from Saveur and Martha Stewart have been telling you. Whole Foods is an Austin-based company, and THEY will tell you it's okay to chop lettuce.
2. Put lettuce in big bowl.
3. Put bottled dressing right on the table.
4. Serve.

[Triple Tofu Tower bit via Rebecca's Blog, via Paulette. Image via Magicmud]

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