Friday's Fave Five #230

Hi everyone!  Welcome to Fave Fives.  So glad you could come and join in on looking for the blessings of life.  At least for this last week.  

1.  Pineapple anything and everything.  I've just been craving pineapple so I broke down and actually bought the packaged, peeled, cut in spears pineapple at Costco.  Yes, I know it's more expensive but the craving hit and what's a girl to do?  It was one of sweetest, most delicious pineapples I've had since eating it right from the plantations in Hawaii way back in '88.  (Man, that sentence makes me sound old.)  And then I splurged on a pineapple juice from the dairy case at the grocery.  Not as good but it hit the craving.

2.  A small chuckle in the middle of a root canal.  What?  Another root canal you say?  Yes, and I was just as shocked as you.  I went in because I thought I lost a filling.  I lost a filling alright and because the root was compromised, a root canal it turned out to be.  So while the dentist was working away, I had my eyes closed to the bright light above his head that was causing my headache to loudly protest. All of a sudden I smelt something strange, and I thought, jeez that smells like something burning.  Then I smelt it again.  Light or no light, I gingerly opened my eyes just a tad.  Just enough to see a curly que puff of smoke.  Rising from my mouth, no less. What on earth?   It was so bizarre I had to have a quiet inward laugh.  A moment of levity in a not liked situation.

3.  Cooking my husband his favorite dinner for valentines and the anticipation of his reaction when he came home from work.  We never go out of Valentine's.  Neither of us like long line ups, or overcrowded restaurants, or being herded through as fast as possible on a very busy eating out night.  So instead, I cooked his favorite dinner, unbeknowst to him.  He thought it was going to be left overs because of the unexpected root canal in the morning.  But I made it for him, whether I could eat or not. He was a very happy camper when he came home and realized what was on the stove.  It brought me joy to do it for him.  Even I was able to enjoy some of it.

It's official name is Braised Pork and Vegetables.  It's from my very first cookbook ever, an old Betty Crocker from the early '80's.  I've always thought the dish sorely needed a name change, because it is way better than that name makes it sound.  I tried to find the recipe thinking I had to have posted it at sometime, but I couldn't find it.  So maybe that will be a post for next week!

4.  My favorite chocolates.  A gift from my Valentine.  Also known as hubby.  I know I've mentioned a bazillion times but these chocolates are my absolute favorites.  And he got me the big chocolate heart with one of each flavor inside.  Swoon.   I'm in chocolate heaven.   My favorites are the creme fraiche ones.

5.  The long weekend this weekend.  It's been a bit of a hectic week and I'm really looking forward to a nice weekend.

What made your blessings list for this last week?