Pupusas

Yesterday I took a group of my 3rd year Spanish students to sample the fare at Café Guanaco Jr. on 500 E. and 2700 S. in Salt Lake.  At my urging, everyone ordered pupusas.
Pupusas are the must-have food of El Salvador, and they're really not that hard to make.  Most recipes call for just 3 or 4 ingredients: masa de maíz (a corn flour available at most grocers), water, and whatever you want to put on the inside.
At Café Guanaco, they start at $1.65.  Two of them make a mighty meal, especially when you add on the encurtido and salsa roja that come on the side.  I'm thinking about going back next week while I'm on break from school and work - pupusas really are an ideal meal during the winter.

Braised Cod in Chili Sauce

All woks are a thing of beauty, and I'm no snob when it comes to Chinese food. So my longing to try something different last Friday night in no way had anything to do with being tired of my old friend General Tso. I'm just trying to broaden the repertoire.
Szechuan Garden, on the corner of 1300 E and 8600 S, had just what I was looking for: Braised Cod in Chili Sauce.
Although each chunk of the fish was intact when served, each one was still delicate and flaky enough to fall apart in my mouth. Sitting at the bottom of this spicy sea was a bed of crisp Asian greens, adding a delicate celery like flavor as counterpoint to the chilis, not to mention textural contrast. And though it wasn't exactly a bargain at $11.95, there was plenty to take home for my lunch the next day, effectively making it a $6 meal.