Once a Month Cooking at the End of a Crazy Week

On Thursday I took a cold, cold, cold trip to the big town to get ingredients for once a month cooking (except I am only doing 10 days to see if it is something that I want to spend time at and if it is really that much more convenient in the long run).  While I was there, I decided to get my haircut at this cheap-o place in the mall.  I have had my haircut there before and it was always fine, so imagine my surprise when I was on the receiving end of a haircut from HELLo kitty :(  I tell you I have NEVER in my life had such a HORRIBLE haircut.  I did not make a fuss, or cry over it as I sat in the car looking at my hair (what was left of it).  I drove around to the other side of the mall (geez I hate the mall) to the expensive haircut place and dismally inquired if they thought they could help me.  The nice girl said, "Oooh! Was this a home cut or salon?"  I said salon and she said again, "Ooooh... oh my. well..." The right side of my head was nearly shaved.  The left side somewhat longer, the top longer but terribly uneven and the back looked like I was going for some kind of mohawk (or as Tony says, "mohog" which might actually be more appropriate).  Obviously she had to match everything up with the shaved side of my head, and now I have very little hair.  I have so little hair that my hair does not curl anymore... sigh.  So I bought a hat with a kmart gift certificate I had, along with a tube of mascara so as to allay any suspicions regarding my being female (though Kat reminded me later that in this day and age that would not be an automatic guarantee of gender ) sigh... Oh well, it will grow and from here on I feel the expensive place will have to be the way to go, with the same stylist every time.  In the meanwhile, I guess I will just stay home and hide... it is too stinkin' cold out at any rate.

Well here are the beginnings of my attempt at once for 10 days cooking. Meatballs.  Last night I made meatballs and sauce for spaghetti and froze it. I stewed two chickens for black bean and chicken burritos and chicken noodle soup. I baked several chicken breasts for Teriyaki stir fry.  Today I will put together four large homemade pizzas, some marinated chicken, some spicy sausage penne, chili, chicken cacciatore, and something else which I forget at the moment.  And yes, that is a glass of wine next to my chopping area.  Might as well make a pleasant time of it ;)