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Boy, there is a scene from my childhood........except it was Wonder Bread ! It is still the best thing about Open faced Turkey Sandwiches ..............

Frequently Costco will do local wines. For example, if you are in Santa Barbara/Santa Maria look for Central Coast wines........great selection, good values !

These are fantastic tossed with garlic oil (also a TJ item) and kosher salt and roasted.........finger food while you make dinner ala Anna Thomas! And, how about the caramel waffles (struppwaffles) in the microwave for 30 sec with a glass of Wilson creek Almond Champagne? (Or Lismore Scotch?)

Oh Man........... for some reason Little debbie cakes are one of the ONLY sweets I like ! I never thought of freezing them !

With the heat that we have had the past two weeks, I have had SUCH a craving for sangria. My neighbor gave me some juicy peaches from her tree and I am thinking of incorporating them into one. Does anyone have a favorite combination?

Salt and vinegar chicharrones (pork rinds) as croutons in cold cucumber soup..............

Anna~ I agree with you, just feel better when I know that the foods I am eating have more, rather than less, value. Doesn't stop me from eating pork and crispy chicken skin....I just load up on the good dstuff I like, too ! K

mizducky~ I am thinking that a 'plan', as such, is probably not the best idea, mostly 'cause they are too restrictive and don't allow us to make our own decisions. I am a big fan of Stephen Pratt, MD, an ophthalmologist that I knew from San Diego who did a great research study on REVERSING macular degeneration with spinach. Cool, huh? He has published a book called SuperFoods Rx that talks about 14 foods that are so nutritionally packed that just incorporating them into your diet will make you healthier.............the best part is that they are foods you'd eat anyway ! If you don't like one, he'll suggest something similar. Here is the list: Beans Blueberries Broccoli Oats Oranges Pumpkin Salmon Soy Spinach Tea Tomatoes Turkey Walnuts Yogurt Well, hell......we can work with THAT, right? My husband and I just consciously work at adding these things to our diet. He is trying to lower his cholesterol nonpharmaceutically, and one of the best things you can eat for that are oats. So every morning he has oatmeal with blueberries and nuts, a little flaxseed, maybe some wheat germ, soy milk, etc. No hardship there. Here is a link to a similar -concept brochure from our local Wild Oats markets......you can download it: Superfoods Brochure K

LOL Great minds think alike ! K

What a lot of great suggestions for ALL of us . One of my current goals is to have less food go bad in the fridge ! One thing I have found to help with limited freezer space, is how I freeze soupy leftovers. Rather than putting them in little containers, I freeze them flat on a cookie sheet in ziplock bags. That way I can stack them and they take up much less room (also are easier to tuck into available spaces). And, as we were reminder on 'Frasier', nothing wrong with 'tossed salads and scrambled eggs' !

Grilled tritip Baked potato w/ sour cream mushrooms sauteed in butter REPEAT AHHHHHHHHHHHHH...............................

strawberry, mango, pineapple and papaya......................

Cold brined shrimp with lime , butter and lots of fresh dill, black pepper and kosher salt ! Chardonnay with tropical fruits. Warm here today.......

You are the best ! I LOVE eGullet ! Kathy

can't seem to pull up info on this in the forums, altho I am sure it has been covered ! I have some lovely labels that I'd like to keep and soaking them in hot water doesn't seem to be pulling them off the bottle. Can someone suggest something or point me in the right direction, please? Thank you ! Kathy

Chardonnay and potato chips dipped in Gazpacho ! (It's been a long week............ )

New favorite ! Potato chips dipped in gazpacho..............

Roast chicken with a honey lemon glaze Pappardelle with chicken juices Cool green beans with minced tomatoes and vinegrette White Stilton with mango and ginger Trader Joe's gingeroos (Chewy cookies with crystallized Australian ginger) Wilson Creek Almond Champagne AWESOME !

So, Mary, I missed the part about what time I'm supposed to be over for dinner.............???? Kathy

Something like this, except grilled? Sweet Tea Fried Chicken ← I would love to hear about results of this !!

I LOVE Magic Shell............

Does anyone remember what the McDonald's Limited burger was with Rye bun and grilled onions? No teriyaki..........???? K

Ling, for the love of GOD, how old are you? I want to be you for just one day Geez...............

Into the freezer they go ! THX !

Other than the box, isn't it kinda like the Big n' Tasty (which I order w/out onions and get a fairly decent burger w/lots o' veggies) K