Tofu rendang doesn’t sound tasty to me. At least you’re trying, for your wife. I love real rendang with toasted paratha.

Dinner on a friend's deck...she grilled swordfish skewers and made tabbouleh. I brought Denali moose tracks ice cream.
Vodka cocktails

we drove to the Oceanside and fetched more Mediterranean that had good homemade pita
hummus
israeli salad
pita
green tahini pesto
spicy sauce
tzatiki

Cold Poached salmon
baked potato / sweet potato
Roasted carrots / Brussels sprouts / zucchini

Moose Tracks(original) has become one of my favorite ice cream flavors over the past couple of years. I've tried many brands. Winco, Best Yet, Crystal, Signature, and a couple of others. My fav is Signature from Walmart. I don't have a Walmart nearby so I usually go with Crystal which is second best.

This was Ralph's Private Selection...huge chunks of really good chocolate. Actually, I think it was called Extreme Moose Tracks.
I am not familiar with Crystal.

Making an Ina Garten seafood chowder, with ciabatta toast. It's a cold and gray day here, so seems fitting for the first unofficial day of fall.

ETA: Recipe was delicious! In case anyone wants to try it: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/seafood-chowder-recipe-1925488

Watermelon, feta, mint salad with balsamic glaze
homemade Caesar salad
Leftover grilled chicken thigh

Fried clams :)

Trader Joe’s chicken enchiladas
housemade guacamole
leftover reheated Mexican rice
pita & hummus

waffle cone with Robbins peanut butter chocolate & Trader Joe’s chocolate chip
waffle cone with Jaimito, a smattering of Trader Joe’s chocolate chip, & B&J coffee toffee crunch

I'm embarrassed to admit, but my favorites will always be Friendly's fried clam boat. Of course, it is probably been 25 years since I've last had it, so calling it my favorite is relying on a very datef memory.

I thought you were avoiding TJs.

I do and my spouse sometimes has a need to go there. I’ve started a list for future whims. I continue to not go there, the way I’m avoiding WF despite having AMZN CC!

Why don't you just order through Amazon and have it delivered as WF is one of their brands.

My wife has been supporting a Filipina friend who lost her restaurant due to Covid-19. She cooks from home and sells the meals. Tuesday, she ordered Kare' Kare' and a separate order of Beef w/Onions that she wanted me to try. I do like some Filipino foods especially the way they make Spaghetti with a sweet Meat Sauce that actually contains pieces of hot dogs as well, but this was so salty, I could not eat it. She then tried it, and said the same, but would not call her friend to let her know. We wasted some money that we don't really have as to me it's inedible.

Ugh sorry about the sodium. Not fun.
did I mention about finding and fetching fresca at a target? I’ve shared your insights about coke not being able to produce the fresca and people know that this is info from “teddy bear on flyertalk” even though your real name is teddybear99!!

Always bring it to their attention, otherwise how can they fix it? No need to be mean, just say it was too salty. Personally, I’d mix in some bottled sauce that wasn’t salty to “even” the salt level out.

I’ve run into problems with my wife’s cooking with similar things. You don’t want go criticize, but you don’t want them to waste their effort on something that’s not right.

I would bet money that his real name is not teddybear99.