Food Digest

This Missus whipped up a pretty fantastic pork chop dinner in a matter of minutes. I mean, one moment she was on the couch watching “Sister Act,” and the next moment we’re cutting into a juicy piece of pork with couscous and brussel sprouts on the side. Thanks, Whoopi Goldberg.

For some idiotic reason, I decided to splurge on dinner. And this pile of sloppy leather-bites inside a halo of broccoli is what I got.

Went to Hunan Chef, in Northfield, Ill., for some Chinese food. Was initially going to get something cheap-o, like lo mein or cashew chicken, when the “crispy chicken” caught my eye on the menu. It sounded akin to my favorite dish at my favorite Chinatown restaurant — dry chili chicken from Double Li. Figured it wouldn’t be as good, but wanted to give it a shot.

FAIL. I mistakenly though Hunan Chef’s dish would be dry. It’s not. At least, not like Double Li’s. It’s coated with a not-spicy-at-all sauce. What IS dry is the actual chicken. Was sort of like chicken jerky in a goo. The only positive was that I ate some broccoli with my dinner, and broccoli is good for me.

This dish cost a whopping $13.25 on the menu. With tax, that totals $14.44. Since the place was completely empty, and the waiter was a nice dude, I left a $3 tip. Can you imagine? $17 for THIS? Oh, the humanity. To add insult to injury, I had to go BACK TO WORK after eating half the plate.

Luckily, the dog loves eating garbage, so she’ll love the leftovers.

A pile o’ pizza. Leftovers from Friday night’s solo-feast. (And three leftover boneless hot wings, which are essentially just chicken nuggets, right? Who is Pizza Hut kidding?) I’m here to tell you, the “wings” don’t age as well as the pizza.

Having just returned home from our Wisconsin ski trip, we were in no mood to cook, so I picked up some food from Manee Thai. I always get the Pad Thai, because it’s always so good, but I decided to try their massaman curry this time, just to mix things up. Delicious. Not very spicy, but had a robust flavor.

Beef filet, with sautéed onions and grilled asparagus in a vinegar sauce. Surprisingly good, considering dinner is included in our room fee at the Alpine Valley ski resort.