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we have a cat-leaning theme...a magnet holds photos of some of the departed furry souls, a magnet from the Cat Sitter we used to use, two small decorative cat magnets I actually purchased (one is a girl/boy pair, the other is a cat with Chefs hat). A magnetic clip to hold coupons. A magnet-backed mini calendar we always get in the mail from local realtors. A few others. On the (non-visible) side of the fridge I keep poultry shears in a holster and a small sharpening device for knives.

well, you may consider it "rustic" due to the cracked Pavlova...but the concentric petals of fig make up for that! I'd gladly eat half of that, the flavors sound very appealing.

@rotuts, edited to say...3% back on WF purchases. Gotta keep that spending in-house! I get 2% on my current CC as well, with an extra 1% (IIRC) on grocery purchases. So I'm already covered. I shop at WF and other supermarkets and now use my CC for the credits rather than paying cash. Good deal if you don't carry a balance.

Amazon Visa will give you 3% back without Prime membership. Bezos really is looking to lock up every aspect of the consumer buying cycle.

I love Lenten season as a non-Christian, so much more fish available in the market and in the restaurants!

day off today so a chance to make lunch at home...bought a fresh whole wheat Portuguese roll, pulled some of the stuffing out of it. Melted cheddar on the two inner surfaces, tuna on top, then sliced grape tomatoes. Was going to eat open faced, but decided to slam both halves back together to contain the tomato pieces. My kind of tuna melt (not a huge fan of mayo).

mmm, perhaps I'll try mixing honey and tehina and drizzling over plain yogurt (garnish of toasted sliced almonds and/or cacao nibs)?

Probably eating the candy that DH gave me over the weekend, since he knew he'd be out of town for work. Or perhaps a beer (ie, bubbly for one).

I look forward to your posts not just about food, but the wonderful surroundings as well!

One of the Whole Foods that I visit occasionally has added the lockers for Amazon deliveries (sorry, don't remember the name they give them). It is a nice amenity for people who live in Urban areas where you don't have a nice covered porch (or other semi-safe area) for UPS to heave your box on to. That is one benefit of the merger.

I'll be following with interest, hubs just suggested a short vaca end of March/early April and this is on my destination short list.

I have found that I sleep much better on an "empty" stomach (or I should say, mostly digested, I guess). Since I go to sleep pretty early (usually around 10:30 pm) that means my optimal dinner time is 6-6:30 p.m. During the week I generally don't eat an actual dinner, I have what most would consider a snack when I get home, which is usually around 7:00 p.m. I eat more for my mid-day meal during the week.

yes, "sick" is like "crazy good" (and sometimes "nasty" is good, too!)

@Kim Shook, I feel your pain ref painting...I had my entire house painted, including ceilings, and they just finished Friday after 8 working days. Next paint job will by by the next set of owners.

We call them the Wal-martians

I agree with you! I like having an equal number of snacky things to entree-type things. So for your 3 entrees (I'll set pakoras into a bridge category), if someone brings chip/dip/salsa, you need something like hummus or spinach dip with veggies. How about some pickled things (olives, mushrooms and such) that you can spear with a toothpick? Cookies, mini brownie squares. Done!

Got some (bought 2 of the aged balsamic samplers as gifts)

Having a hard time mustering the enthusiasm to eat, as I have a cold that has affected my sense of taste. I only seem to taste salt. Lunch from Whole Foods (carrot/ginger soup and veggie salads) I more or less just picked for nutrition/texture.

Perhaps a new topic...Drinking while eGulleting

Have a cold an my sense of taste is a bit dulled. Working at home, seemed like a good day for sardines. Mashed a tin of drained oil packed fishies (skinless/boneless, I'm a wimp) with a squirt of dijon and a dash of onion powder and piled it on top of a lightly toasted whole wheat pocketless pita/flatbread. Go Omega 3's!

I keep the clean dish towels in the linen closet (upstairs). Two reside in the kitchen: a terry one hangs on the handle of the (bottom pull out drawer) freezer, a flat weave cotton one goes thru the handle of a drawer in the cabinet near the sink. The terry one is usually pulled out when I wash fruit/veg to drain/dry them. The other one is for hand drying. But I'm not obsessive about that, can do either. I also use the dishwasher primarily as a drying rack so the towels just clean any leftover water caught in creases or dimples. I probably have around 10 towels total. They definitely get better with age, more absorbent.

@ElsieD, I had always heard that also. I had roasted these little guys (whole, skin on) and just threw them in a freezer zip bag. Defrosted and crushed a bit with a fork, a bit of oil on the baking sheet. They came out perfectly fine, crispy edges, soft interior, no sense of being a "leftover". I'm wondering if the frozen potato texture thing is different with a russet type vs a waxy type. Or maybe because they were whole it helped.

Considerable space freed up, cooked the 8 lb turkey breast which had been residing in the freezer since Thanksgiving, as one of my husband’s friends came for dinner. Forgot what an appetite he has, we probably ate half of the bird. Also did smashed potatoes, had some little yukon golds that I cooked a couple of weeks ago, they defrosted and re-roasted well. Having some of the turkey again tomorrow, then I’m sure there will be some left to freeze, along with the stock I plan to make.

I did once buy boxed snickerdoodles, I don’t recall the brand (it wasn’t one of the big companies) but I remember they were disappointing.

Snow day and I had not been to the market since Saturday, so it was a freezer dive. Leftover grilled chicken breasts and grilled ratatouille. Birds Eye steam in bag lentil pasta w/tomato sauce, which wasn’t bad, it was similar to whole wheat pasta texture.