(Guest post written by Jesse Lipton)

My wife Shirly may be the best cook in the world. Which makes me the luckiest man in the world, I think! She's always concocting new recipes every week. Last week, she made Chicken Mole, which is chicken with chocolate and peanut butter sauce. It sounds a bit strange, but it was actually quite tasty.

Well, last night we had Bill and Patsy, our neighbors, over yesterday for dinner as a congratulations on becoming grandparents. (Their daughter just had a little girl the other week, and they couldn't be more thrilled.) Aside from the celebration, they always like coming over because they know mealtime is no joke in our household, and this time was no different. My wife tried her hand at making Thai food -- so we had curried duck noodles and pad thai. It was beyond amazing! 

We had a great time just talking, too. Bill told us the coolest thing -- he'd apparently gone to Miracle-Ear that morning and signed up for a hearing test for the next day. I had no idea you could do that kind of thing online, but apparently you can! I'm considering it myself. Either way, we had a great time and a great meal. Shirly truly outdid herself.