Project-y dinner tonight for mom and sis (but less project-y because I’m so lazy and take so many shortcuts): Stuffed Shells.
I almost made fresh ricotta, but then remembered: I’m lazy and in the land of plentiful paneer! So I ordered Malai (cream) paneer and processed it with some whole milk instead.
Mom is being very careful about not eating too much rich food while she’s bedridden, so I tried to lighten up the rest of the enterprise by mixing in lots of vegetables: sautéed spinach, mushrooms, and aromatics of course.
Homemade tomato sauce (inspired by Marcella but recall lazy comment, so not exactly hers) that turns out remarkably consistent here given the tomato quality.
Less cheese than my sister would prefer and a bit more than mom would use, so the Goldilocks point for our family 
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Turned out pretty well, especially for a first attempt at stuffed shells. (Also, given first attempt, I made waaaaay too many, but realized that and have therefore frozen half without sauce for a future meal).
Also made some (indian) pickle-spiced deviled eggs because I love them plus DOTQ (and I’m pretty sure I’m hungry all the time because I’m not eating enough protein so I ordered a dozen eggs in addition to the ones that have been sitting in the fridge for too long and am now going to get yelled at about there being too many eggs).
