Chicken Tagine and Amazing Chips!

On Friday night Craig made Rachel Ray's recipe for chicken tagine.  This was the recipe he made the very first time I came over to his house, so I'd love it even if it weren't delicious, which it is.  He accompanied it with Swiss Chard, one of my favorite veggies, and a nice salad.  You can see the daffodils he brought home, a hopeful sign that spring is on the calendar, actual spring must be on its way.

We had a pre-dinner snack, some chips I bought randomly.  They were sort of spendy, but really really good.  I think they're actually baked, and would do well with a light dip, although they're too fragile for anything heavy.  But they're soooo good on their own, why bother with a dip?  If you can't read it, the brand is FoodShouldTasteGood, and the flavor is olive, although Craig doesn't much like olives, and he loved these chips.

While we're on the subject of snacks, I bought a cheese called Kaltbach last weekend.  I thought it would be similar to gruyere, and I guess it is, but it's not good.  It's stinky and not in a good way.  Word to the wise.

Last night we had a lot of basketball to watch, so in between cheering the Badgers on, I made pasta with mustard greens, fennel seed, fresh basil, roasted garlic, roasted red peppers, green onion, and toasted walnuts.  And some good grated Parmagiano Reggiano, of course.  It turned out really well--those mustard greens are great for pasta, and I'll be doing that again.  The roasted peppers, garlic, and basil were from a dipping sauce I made to take to Easter dinner today.  I'm in the process of making Cora's Shipboard Flatbread and a flavored olive oil as well.  Happy egg-hunting!