Wednesday

I used to always look forward to checking the New York Times on Wednesdays because that's the day they print the week's new recipes in the "Dining and Wine" section.  But they have been going downhill, and lately they have gotten a lot worse.  Here's a sample from today:

Mixed Bean and Winter Squash Stew with Fresh Basil
Roasted Beets With Chiles, Ginger, Yogurt and Indian Spices
Bulgur and Kale Casserole with Yogurt Topping

Are you kidding me?  These sound like dishes the contestants on Chopped would come up with from the items in their mystery baskets.

What's wrong with pot roast?  How about a recipe for really good lasagna?  And it's not just that newspaper.  All the magazines and web sites where I have found recipes over the years seem to be trying to outdo each other with outrageous recipes calling for combinations of weird things I wouldn't eat separately, much less mixed together. 
 
Well, here's what I'm going to whip up for supper tonight:  corn-cob-and-wheat-germ-crusted turtle dove brains in eggplant and grape jelly sauce on a bed of pencil shavings and Siberian lettuce with banana and tunafish vinaigrette.
 
I mean, really.