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I've made that gratin, and I agree that it's delicious! Thanks for your link. I'm not generally a video watcher for recipes, but Kenji's discussion and demonstration were interesting. (I was fascinated to see him pour the sauce over the potatoes while the casserole dish was sitting atop the unprotected stove. That would be a sure recipe for me to spill onto the grate and make a mess!) I don't know whether folks who aren't NYT subscribers can see that video. In case they can't, here's a gift link to the recipe: Cheesy Hasselback Potato Gratin.

This is terrific!!! Hooray for you and Patti and all the others who make similar commitments.

I use the programable temperature and intensity setting daily on the commerical unit every day amazing peice of equipment that has only gotten better with time

NYT Cooking recently featured a cheesy potato gratin... The potatoes weren't particularly large, and the dish was a touch too shallow, so I had leftover cream (halfway up the potatoes, as directed). Next time I'll chuck in some more for extra 'sauce' in the bottom. A meal in itself. That missing wedge is exactly what I ate, and I make no apologies.

Thanks for the hint, @Kerry Beal! Phoodle #1288 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 https://phoodle.net Not only did I come out looking like a genius today, I also got a good laugh out of the Phoodle Fact and accompanying video clip!

Even though I haven’t decided on this week’s CFM (but have an idea), I think I’ve decided what I’ll do for Thanksgiving week. It would seem obvious that I’d do some kind of Thanksgiving themed meal, like roasting a turkey or baking a ham and making a few traditional sides. But I’m thinking that during Thanksgiving week, school kids will be home and maybe I should make lots and lots of sandwiches, instead. There are numerous places offering free Thanksgiving meals (one place says they are preparing 5,000 meals), so this would be different. Not that I’m trying to be different, just trying to be practical. I’m not sure if I would do them as bag lunches or just packs of sandwiches, but pictured is a bag lunch I’ve done in the past. The sandwich was PB&J, but I could do a variety. Here’s a pic from a community fridge in Oshkosh. Inspiring!

Yay! I know you’re going to make some families very happy. So many have to go without the fun extras, and I know it must hurt, both as a parent, not to be able to provide for your kids, and as a child, not getting to feel special on their birthday. Thank you.

Still chipping away at cleaning out pantries and freezer. Vintage bucatini, puttanesca and Italian sausage.

This popped up in my FB feed. I have a lot of dried mushrooms in the pantry and a lot of eggs. I'm sure if I wait a bit, I'll have stale bread. Ha! Anyway, I thought it sounded like a good one to try for using up stuff. Mushroom Bread Pudding

Not directed to me, but I do blood sausage, thyme & lemon peel … works every time 🤗

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Stuffed with? Always looking for "squid ideas."

This game frustrates me - a lot of the answers are a stretch if they are supposed to be food/culinary terms.

I have made a committment to myself that starting in December, I'm going to do birthday cake kits for our local food bank. I hate the thought of any child going without a birthday cake. A kit contains a 9x13 foil pan, a box of cake mix,a can of pop/soda (which can sub for the oil and eggs called for in the cake mix instructions) a can of frosting, a package of candles, some sprinkles and a package of balloons and maybe streamers or some little toys. For December, I will focus on Christmas, with red and green sprinkles and balloons and streamers. Just waiting to hear back from the food bank as to whether or not I can include sprinkles re-packaged in baggies.

Sounds like a great idea!

yup completely agree

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Love those lamb chops above @gfweb Two dinners Pizza with bought base. I made paprika mince beef to go on with the usual olives, tomato sauce, mozzarella etc Below Cooked Pizza Chicken in white wine with thyme, potatoes, carrots and peas

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I have noticed that this year there has been a lot fewer birds in my garden. I don't think it's because of bird flu. Then a neighbor mentioned that there have been some new bad birds in the area bullying local birds and even eat their nestlings. So I planted birdhouse gourds and hope that birdhouse gourd bird houses can give some protection to local birds. dcarch

Lamb chops,potatoes, sprouts

Stuffed calamari. By request of my oldest son

Go for it! Here's the topic:

OMG...talk about déjà vu. I typed in 'casseroles' content titles only, and up popped "My favorite casserole/one dish meal recipe" started by yours truly in 2014. Perhaps we should resurrect that topic and post there with our favorites. I see that several of us did post to that topic. What say you? Or a better more timely route to take?

Me too, please?