On the menu for next week

Pizza - white and traditional
Spaghetti with zucchini, walnuts, and raisins
Fish cakes with chipotle cream
Roasted chicken and red potatoes
Sweet potato coconut soup
Crab and corn cakes

Culinary Experiments

Here are some recent projects I've been working on in my kitchen:

Homemade Yogurt
Dry soup mix made with rice (maybe beans) and my own dehydrated vegetables
Homemade Fruit/Veg Juice
Cooking in bulk and freezing to avoid those last-minute pizza nights

On the menu for this weekend

We're going to a dinner party on Saturday, and I'm planning on bringing the dessert. No one there is too picky about their dessert, but they're also not sweet-tooth-crazies like me, so I want to go with something that's not too heavy on the sugar. On Monday morning, I'm going to go visit a friend and bring muffins with me, then on Monday night, I'm having a small dinner party at my house. For that dinner, I want to pull out all the stops because of my very special guest, who will be flying in from NYC!

WEEKEND MENU: Miniature Pumpkin Carrot Cake, Red Bean Chili, Pumpkin Fudge, Blueberry Muffins, Soy-Glazed Halibut, Balsamic Maple Carrots, Pull-Apart Rolls, Irish Coffee Ice Cream Torte

SHOPPING LIST: sugar, walnuts, flour, eggs, powdered sugar, coffee ice cream, irish whiskey, instant coffee espresso powder, whipping cream, evaporated milk, vanilla baking chips

DO AHEAD: soak beans, thaw ground turkey, make orange juice, crush meringue cookies, grate carrots