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This last week has been quite the rollercoaster of cuisine:

Mirepoix: what started as a practice exercise for knife skills turned into a versatile vegetable topping.
Sauteed carrots, onions, and celery, seasoned with french onion soup mix. It's paired here with a slice of the cheddar bread. Tastes like Thanksgiving stuffing.

Chicken Tikka Masala: basically, a tomato onion sauce with a custom 6 spice blend (literally, blended).
Sautee onions, ginger, and chili peppers. Add your spice mix. Add canned tomatoes (puree and chopped). Liquefy it in the blender. Pour it over the chicken. Stir in cilantro and yogurt.

Cheddar Beer Bread: will require tweaking, possibly a KitchenAid mixer. At least it looked pretty.
Flour, sugar, salt, baking powder. Add a bottle of dark beer. Stir in cheese, onion, dill. Bake.

Thank you to JD for the inspiration.