[3 a.m. party grub]

Top Ramen Cooked in a college dorm room crock pot that someones roomie put dishsoap in but failed to rinse.....yeah, we were drunk enough to attempt to eat it.....I can just think of it and still trigger my gag reflex almost 20 years later....

[Slow Cooker/Crock Pot: Recipes and Techniques]

One thing that is fabulous in a crock pot is slow cooking Irish Oatmeal (do not use quick oats or any other evil oat mutation!!!!) Start it at bedtime. Use the amount of water on the tin or box but substitute Half & Half for about 1/3 of the water. SO nice and creamy plus zero stirring. You will never eat regular oatmeal again.....I start mine on high for about 1 hour then low all night.

I also do pork butt roast in it with loads of garlic and whole peppercorns and then make my own slow simmered BBQ sauce on the stove from apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, molasses, cracked black pepper and brown sugar. Cook about 8 hours and then "pull" apart pork roast w/ fork and add sauce to taste. ~Mol

[3 gourmet grocery items you love/hard to find]

Greetings all,

This is my 2nd post and I hope this is in the right place. I am asking your help as I am now in charge of the retail section at my work. We have a bakery cafe with a fairly decent cheese case. We sell sandwiches, soup and salad and a huge variety of our own artisan bread and gorgeous french pastries.

We have a very small retail area and would like to sell a items. What are some things you love that are sort of complimentary to this type of operation? Fabulous brands of jams/jellies? Outstanding rare olive oils? Amazing chocolate bars? Any advice would be great. The theme is fairly Euro/French (so Asian really wouldn't work). I have plenty of my own ideas but I would like some other feedback to see if a few items garner more than one mention. Thanks in advance! ~~Mol

[secret weapon ingredients]

For me it is Cavenders Greek Seasoning...on meats, eggs, burgers and yes it has MSG but my grandfather used it by the tub and lived to be just a little under 90 years old.....