Things I have made from scratch in the last 24 hours

Chicken stock, from the rotisserie chicken that we had for dinner on Friday night. I thought it could stretch and become a nice homemade chicken noodle soup. So tomorrow I'll be making those homemade noodles.
Tamale pie, the filling of which also came from Friday night's rotisserie chicken. Yay for stretching a $5 chicken into three (really tasty) meals!
Thai coconut curry with coconut jasmine rice, for tonight's dinner.
Banana brown betty, from the Joy of Cooking. I have bananas getting over-ripe on the counter, and I'm really tired of either trying to get M to eat mushy bananas or throwing them away. I'm not usually a fan of banana desserts, so we'll see if this one changes my mind (we haven't gotten to dessert yet).
Almond pear buckle, also from the Joy of Cooking. And also because I have over-ripe pears on the counter, etc. etc. This one has caught my eye several times, so I'm really looking forward to trying it. I'm only a little nervous for it because Bosc or other firm pears are best for baking, and I only had Bartletts. So I hope it's not too mushy or mealy. But my reservations about both desserts are exactly why I made both desserts--I figured that making two would give me better odds of coming up with something that we'll all like. Hopefully I won't strike out, and have wasted time making not only one but two desserts.

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