- Baked potatoes: My very favorite all-time meal. I eat mine with a bit of sour cream, some of that nasty spray butter, and a glass of Côtes du Rhône. The ultimate comfort food.

- Sausages and egg noodles: Whole Foods makes their own sausages, and we are addicted to the turkey and chicken ones (lower fat, awesome flavor). Our favorites are the Chicken, Lemon, Herb, and Thyme and Turkey Mild Italian. We boil these a bit, then brown them up and serve them with wide egg noodles. This is the one "stock" meal that M always, always cooks.

- Annie's Mac and Cheese: I fought M for years about switching mac and cheese brands (I didn't care how fake Kraft was, I loved it anyway) but once I tried Annie's, I never went back. It always tastes like a special treat to me. We usually have the Shells and White Cheddar, but the Peace Pasta and Parmesan is good too.

- San Francisco Pasta Company cheese ravioli with frozen peas: I love peas, and we eat them often. I think they go especially well with these plump, cheesy ravioli. We aren't big fans of red sauce, so M eats these with a drizzle of olive oil, grated parmesan, and some black pepper. I use the nasty/wonderful spray butter.

- Wendy's Eggplant Gratin: A recipe from one of my best friends that's hardly a gratin (it has a bit of parmesan in it, but that's it) and will change anyone's mind about eggplant. Perhaps I'll post it one of these days.

- Roast Chicken: My standard Sunday night dinner which we usually do in the oven (often with roast or mashed potatoes and garlic green beans) and sometimes on the grill (as "Beer Can Chicken," which is easy and equally excellent). It's just such a homey meal.

- Whole Foods "appetizer" meal: A standard Saturday night meal when we're staying in. We'll go to Whole Foods or some other fun, gourmet grocery store (Dean and Deluca if we're in Napa, Mollie Stone's in Marin, the Ferry Plaza...) and get a fresh baguette, a selection of cheeses and salami, some fruit, maybe a bit of prepared food (like a few slices of skirt steak or some chicken skewers), a little dessert (usually a peppermint brownie or a mini cheesecake to split), and a nice bottle of wine. Then we'll spread it all out on the coffee table and pick at it for a few hours.

- Papalote: Our very favorite burrito place in the city, we used to live around the corner and now gladly drive across town for their food. The burritos (my favorite: chile verde super burrito with black beans) are very fresh, not too gigantic, and they make their own amazing salsa (from a secret family recipe). We used to go there more than we do now, and I sincerely miss chatting with Miguel while waiting for our order.

New additions:
- Clotilde's Oeuf Cocotte: I think we've made this twice a week since she first posted the recipe. We're still making it with onions, ham, peas, creme fraiche, and a sprinkling of cheddar/jack cheese. We'll have to branch out one of these days, right?

- Double Potato and Halloumi Bake: If Whole Foods continues to stock Halloumi on a regular basis, we'll continue to make this all the time.

And now, it's time for dinner. We're branching out tonight and trying a new flavor of sausages (Chicken, Habanero, and Green Chili) with our egg noodles.