A few days of tasty things before heading to Chicago next thursday

• some kind of moong dal with tomato, and some flaky parathas
• thai eggplant salad or perhaps eggplant biryani, maybe both
• pad prik khing (the canned kind, though I should make the paste again soon)
• pretzel rolls and salad (mainly to show up Andrew’s pretzel bread)
• Maybe pesto. I bought a giant bunch of basil for $3 today, with enough root attached that I planted it. If it seems like it is dying int he next couple of days though it will just become pesto.