Shelby

I had some fresh mozz cheese that was going to go bad, so I used that with some homemade bread and a few slices of cheddar to make a toasted cheese..... Along with that a huge pot of chicken and noodle soup. It's going to be coooooold here starting tomorrow night so I made us some and some for my in-laws

They look like they would melt in your mouth!

Upside down caramel banana bread. I had the bananas so prettily aligned on there....but some of them sank into the bread.....still was very good Before caramel sauce After

Congratulations Norm! My best friend and her husband stayed there too for their honeymoon. Very nice place. You certainly cooked your butt off. You deserve a lot of down time and a cocktail or six......

Gfweb, I wish the ducks that my husband brings home had that much fat on them Looks sooooo good. He's out duck hunting now, maybe a miracle will happen haha. More scallops over pasta on a bed of spinach Had a busy day in town a few days ago so I bought a rotiss chicken from the grocery store. I like doing that once in a while. Saves me time and the chicken is always good. Anyway, had some leftover so I made enchiladas.

Such a difficult situation. My heart goes out to all the shrimpers.....from the article it looks like maybe 2-3 more years. So hard for the people trying to make a living. But, we need the shrimps (shrimp?) to rejuvenate and be sustainable again. I hope it happens faster than they say.

Patrick, what is sprinkled on the 'taters?

Blackberry jam.....or you could make a jam and do a chocolate with it. Or you could make a jam and do thumbprint cookie.

I remember loving all kinds of "exotic" foods when I was little. I don't know for sure how old I was, but around 4 or 5 my family took me to Red Lobster. I was in heaven. I ordered shrimp and lobster and ate like a little piggy. However. Put a steak or a roast in front of me and I wanted nothing more than to shove it down the garbage disposal. Around the same age I remember being allowed to eat off of a t.v. tray in the living room while watching Escape From Witch Mountain (I'm pretty sure it was that movie). Anyway, it was all good until the plate of food placed in front of me held a steak. My GOD that steak was huge (or so it seemed to me--in reality it was probably like seven or eight bites). I remember my mouth getting salty and feeling like I was going to be sick. I refused to eat it. I was told that I will eat it and I will sit there until I do. Luckily, I was in front of the t.v....... Then, I got a brilliant idea. I hid all of the meat around the underside of my plate. HA I was so smart!!! Until my mom lifted the plate to take it to the sink.

Rancho Gordo beans are a must in this Kansas girls' chili

Steve, ohhhh boiled peanuts. I've only had them a couple of times, but I loved them. Wish I could reach through and pluck a couple of yours out and pop 'em in my mouth! Chili dog night at Shelby's house.

Excellent write-up! Thanks for sharing it. I feel like I know you a little better now

Pomps--I have one of those rotisserie things too......I hate cleaning it, but I love making chicken in there. Yours looks delicious! Franci--You make me wish I lived close to a good fish monger. Duck, sausage and chicken gumbo for us last night

Kim, I looked through your cookbook and I can't find the apple cake recipe. Could you point me to it......or, bribe Mr. Kim to post it

In one of my cookbooks--a newer one--there is a whole section on election day dishes. In a lot of my older ones they include chapters like that, too. Slow-cooker and casserole type dishes mostly so that the ladies that help at the polling sites can come home and have dinner done. I think one of those meatloaf dishes that is baked to look like a cake--you know, frosted with mashed 'taters? Because with politicians you think you're getting one thing, and you usually end up getting another lol.

Breakfast for dinner is so comforting, Kim No, they aren't egg noodles, but I believe there are a LOT of eggs used to make them. You might like them...they aren't as toothsome as most pastas. I buy them either from Igourmet or Amazon. They are made by Caponi. Kind of expensive, but I love them. Best store bought pasta I've ever had. I need to start making my own again. I have a great machine and everything, I'm just lazy.

Happy Halloween!!! And, Happy Breeder's Cup!!!! (I'm a huge horse racing fan ) Hassouni, gorgeous gumbo. I might have to have that tonight. I have some in the freezer. Smithy, I'm so glad they turned out well. I could have scallops every day and not get sick of them I think. 'Sketti night last night

After I thawed mine out I patted them with paper towels and made sure they were super dry. Then I seasoned with s and p--I might have used a little truffle salt too. Then I put about a TB of butter and a TB or so of olive oil in a skillet and got it smoking hot. Next put those lovely scallops in and don't move 'em until you start seeing brown around the edges. These were fairly thick and big so it was like 3-4 mins probably. Then I used tongs to flip 'em over. I don't leave quite as long on the other side because you don't want to make them tough. Probably 1-2 mins. Now I'm hungry for scallops again

Being a peasant also reduces the amount of dishes one has to wash

Glad to see you, Steve! That cauliflower looks soooooo good. Anne, beautiful pizza as always. I'm still stringing out our garden tomatoes. BLT's I cracked open a jar of tomato juice that I canned and made a cream of tomato soup to go with

Lovely cookies except they should be "R" shaped and Royal Blue

Basquecook, that is an AWESOME meat slicer. Makes mine look extremely puny. Weathervane scallops last night over pasta with alfredo.

I'm tellin' ya, ya gotta use Velveeta.

Wow, David. Just wow. *wipes drool*

Denver omelette quiche last night with pico de gallo made from the rapidly declining tomatoes from the garden