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Rebecca, et al My office cafeteria served something they claimed was potato kugel on Wednesday, now I dont know from kugel but these looked like lumps of baked stuffing that were hard and dry and scented with cinnamon...thats not kugel is it? the brisket wasnt too bad ...marinated in apple cider with crispy onions on top tracey

OK Lasagna is made, sausage and meatballs are simmering away, house is almost clean. Should go and cut the celary and hold in cold water. Borrowed enough chairs, tables and tablecloths...purchased the brown and serve dinner rolls (oh the shame) lamb is defrosting (SLOWLEY) ....had chili dogs for dinner on the way to pick up the borrowed tables dog is glaring at me because I vaccumed his couch and wont let him back on it tracey

Its true Within reason...like the expiration date ....eggs lose moisture as they age, the air inside the shell then makes them easier to peel I of course have very fresh eggs to make my deviled eggs with on Sunday tracey

Glenn Brandad is a dish of potatoes mashed with re-freshed salt cod and lots of olive that is damn tasty also. tracey

In the same direction I was wondering about a thin pesto and perhaps spiking things with lemon, lime or orange zest for brightness. Hmm roasted garlic oil with lemon zest and a sprinkle of parm its going to have to be herbs...all the variations on mints and thymes, sorrel, watercress and other bitter herbs may brighten things up too as add ins or purees (back to pesto) tracey tart - thats the word I was thinking of ..bitter to replace tart

Do these empanadas have olives in them? I always forget which country uses them... tracey

Ahhh we are going deeper now because isnt plain white gravy just Bechamel? And isn't cream of mushroom soup also a bechamel...or is that a veloute tracey

Do people put anything else on french fries? Growing up we had brown gravy and turkey gravey....can be used interchangeably French fries get whatever kind the diner has, and I may have discovered white gravy on a drive to Florida about 15 years ago. Chili's would be the major source of white gravy in NJ. where does the cream of mushroom pork chop bake stand in all this graviness? tracey

Hows about subbing in some honey ...its hydro...hygro... HYsomethingSCOPIC it attracts moisture and can make cookies soft tracey let us know when you have it perfect

Infernoo Did you have it at a restaurant, or someones home and in what State...that might help...even from East to West coast there are some different cuts. I usually have skirt in the freezer but none today tracey

Danf Its funny as the picture loaded the first thing I noticed was that the rice looked funny....kinda big or something the rest looks all saucy and happy though Tracey oh yeah tonights dinner was Acini Pepe pasta with milk and butter....MMMMM baby food

how about pureeing the garlic with fresh herbs and a touch of mustard....smear that on the meat and pat on some bread crumbs....brown in an oven proof pan and pop into the oven till desired temp? tracey

Not for Passover per se but when I do a leg of lamb I get it boneless and butterfly till it is one even flat piece. Season with paprika, garlic, S&P and rub with olive oil....roast or grill 30 to 40 min for med rare you could do this bone in or boned, rolled and tied but it takes Much longer tracey

At the Fancy Food Show they would sample the vanilla in drops of haevy cream...... tracey

I was thinking rabbit....just kidding. I have a loverly leg of lamb waiting and hubby will do his lasagna (off the Ronzoni box) with meatballs. I cant decide weather to add grilled chicken or some ham. Veg usually include grilled asparagus, eggplant, squash, etc have to have cheese n crackers....maybe some crab salad and tomato or white bean crostini, deviled eggs...M-I-L usually does dessert tracey

Sue This leads me to the thought that if we had a big enough group we could try more stuff. Ok actually I had that thought while I was there....ISO I go Tracey

Butt was the barrel that the shoulder was cured and shipped in...from what I heard tracey

I think the first thing I cooked my hubby was "shrimp scampi" frozen salad shrimp garlic salt butter served over almost cooked rice MMMmmmmmmm First restaurant was The Binghampton in NJ, real dump with a view of NYC tracey

peanut butter only goes on white bread, the day you buy it tracey

....Now, should I attempt to make the dough from scratch? I know it's not hard, but I don't want to take on more than I can handle.... On TVFN the other day a Vegas pastry chef made regular Monkey bread with canned dough...."'cause thats how its made" she also made Gorilla bread by stuffing the biscuit dough with cream cheese first. tracey

Well thats different its Veggies -VS- Ravioli t

Baked goods can be left out overnight....pizza is a baked good tracey pepperoni can also be left out

Well everyone talking about Korean in NJ really got me going for something Spicy. So off to Keo Ku and yummy again....rib slices and spicy pork as usual. Banchan included napa and cucumber kimchee - bean sprouts - broiled squid - dried fish - pickled daikon -seaweed - that stuff that looks like konnyaku with sesame kochujang dressing....ummm rice - lettuce .... and a cinnamon flavored roasted corn drink at "dessert" Tracey

Anthony I have to say it never occured to me to set up a diet pepsi machine in the house..... this could be dangerous/interesting oh yeah our well water is really good but it did turn orange once tracey edit to spell my name right

One of my favorite crock pot party dishes is pulled pork I usually season a pork butt with garlic powder, Frank's hot sauce, and brown sugar then shread the meat and mix some of the drippings with BBQ sauce and serve with small rolls You could go many directions with the initial seasoning though tracey