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So this is probably not a revelation to anyone but me. Grape pie. I have had some green and two different kinds of purple grapes in the fridge for a while now. I snack on them, but I wasn't making much of a dent and I didn't want them to go to waste. My mother-in-law makes a raisin pie (which is one of the few raisin products that I like)...which led me to wonder if I could make a grape pie. Google led me to a lot of pies made with Concord grapes but not many with green and whatever you call the purple ones that I had. So I winged it a bit. I put the grapes in a pot along with a cup of sugar, 1/4 Grand Marnier, 1/4 of honey and tsp. of nutmeg. Brought it to a slow boil and then added salt and cornstarch to thicken. Dumped it in the crust and baked it. OMG. I am in love.

OH these look good. Can you tell me more about how you make them? What kind of dough? The tomato paste and basil is spread on the dough before rolling up?

Just saw another candy that I cannot stand: I never knew the name of them, just always recognized them by their orange and black wrappers. This says they are called Mary Jane Peanut Butter Kisses. Blech.

Nothing very creative happening around here in the kitchen. But, we are not starving or anything lol. The usual roasted chicken Fried catfish and shrimp Venison chili with cornbread and tamales--tamales from a can. Sometimes I just crave those things.

OMG this looks amazing and right up my alley. Want want want.

If I find those nasty, squishy golden raisins in a 20 mile range of me I will run screaming.

I've only seen burrata cheese in pictures here...and it always looks so good. I found some online and purchased it . Tried it last night. OH it was good. Had it along with venison meatballs and my canned green beans.

The French dip looks sooooooo goooooooood.

I don't know what they are. Cardboard marshmallows? Blech. So awful.

Beef and broccoli to use up some leftover steak

Circus Peanuts and those horrid little boxes of raisins that had to have been given out by people that hated trick or treaters.

Woman, you are a super -traveler. It takes me a day to recover from going to the big city for a few hours . I admire you! Can't wait for Paris. How many days will you be there?

@kayb I hope your friend is ok! Another noodle bowl last night to use up the rest of the pork belly. This time the egg turned out perfect. Probably because the credit card company didn't interrupt me to discuss my credit card number being stolen.......

OMG these look good. Peanut butter in the middle?

That's so nice!!!! I used to have decent handwriting....then I got older and it went to hell in a hand basket. I could've been a doctor.

Love sprouts on a sandwich.

Hot wings

I gasped out loud when I saw McDonalds was the lunch venue Those chocolate tools look SO REAL.

King crab leg rolls

Made @Ann_TSpicy Honey Garlic Chicken last night. Total hit. Will be making this again--Ronnie sent a picture to our hunter and he requested it next time he's here

Had to google. Found out they are white walnuts? What do they taste like? Very interesting. I've never heard of them. Sorry I'm no help. But I do wish I was close so I could be your morel loving friend

Birthday dinner yesterday. Started with some decent oysters King crab legs Alfredo and spinach to round it out And the Blueberry Cobbler with Cornmeal Sugar Cookie Crust from Deep Run Roots for dessert. Then I rolled my old butt up to bed.

Yesterday afternoon I made the Blueberry Cobbler with a Cornmeal Sugar-Cookie Crust from page 205. I used these frozen (expensive) blueberries that had gotten right before our hunter came. The recipe is very easy to follow. I halved it. I'm kind of sad now that I halved it because it is so freaking good. The cookie crust is amazing. Once again, I didn't read ahead to see that she recommends leaving the berries in the sugar mixture for 2 hours or even overnight. I did the 2 hours and that seemed perfectly fine I had a bit of dough left so I threw it on the pan in the middle. I am now eating it with coffee this morning.

Amazing.