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Burger Chef with the Burger Chef and Jeff! Rax (although there are still a few scattered around) Magic Pan for crepes - great for lunch especially

I just ordered fresh cranberries from Local Harvest. They had bulk and bags - ten 8oz. bags for 27.50 plus shipping.

Bumping this to remind everyone tomorrow (Friday) is the last day to participate. Donations are over $42,000 right now!

Sage Infused Hand-Picked Porterhouse Steak with a Maple Mousseline Oregano Curried Fresh Kobe Tartare with a Maple Syrup Something to make me giggle on a rainy day!

Wow, donations are up to over $26,000 already!

They're saying now it may be a norovirus - the same thing that periodically takes out cruise ships. Link to Indy Star article

She's done two Thanksgiving specials, "Thanksgiving in 60" I & II, as well as "Holiday Entertaining in 60".

I have! The food is good, but a little bland to my taste. Almost everything is boil-in-bag (don't know about the desserts), and I've found the food takes a little longer to cook than the directions state. They aren't overly packaged; everything's in plastic bags - nice for a crowded freezer. My price worked out to about $15 a meal including shipping. Overall, I was favorably impressed with the food and the service.

Free Bourdain - I'm doing the Happy Dance - many thanks to prasantrin for posting this!

When we got married 13 years ago, we were both in our thirties and had lived on our own (separately and together) for a while. We had all the everyday stuff we could use and more. I had also inherited china from both sides of my family. So I registered for Spode Christmas Tree dishes. We use them every Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I still like them. Some of my parents' friends insisted on getting us frou-frou stuff - nice but not really wanted - and I've gradually been selling it off on eBay.

I still long for a Big Chef from Burger Chef. It was a sad day when they sold out to Hardee's. There are still some Rax restaurants around, primarily in Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia. The Rax BBC was my favorite - roast beef, bacon and cheese on a bun.

Alas, no Graeter's in Indianapolis! I stock up when I'm in Columbus - the stores actually sell coolers and dry ice for desperate ice cream lovers like me.

As are the ones here in Indianapolis. I have stopped buying any produce there because it's lower quality than what I can get at my neighborhood grocery store. That said, I do do love TJ's cheeses, frozen foods and especially their crackers and snack foods. I keep hearing rumors that we may be getting a Whole Foods, but so far no sign of one.

A Wusthof santoku knife - 7" IIRC. All-Clad stockpots and braiser. Cooking lessons, especially Chinese. A new kitchen - I have less cabinet and counter space than I did in my old (small) apartment. I'd like a gas stove in that new kitchen, too.

Maggiano's (which I know is a chain) offers half-size portions of many of its entrees, and that's a big reason I both eat there and recommend it. I get tired of huge overflowing plates - I know I can get a doggy bag, but too many times it sits in the refrigerator until I throw it out.