Shelby

Awwwww! I miss seeing Peter Green post. Tell him I said "hi" if you speak to him again, please.

Loving all of this! (I hope you get some sleep soon )

I must confess that I always cook my apple filling a bit before putting it in the pie. I like the apples to be soft and have always had the crust get done before the apples were the way I liked them.

We eat a lot of venison. My husband is an avid hunter. Tenderloin should be a thick cut. Sear quickly at a high heat. Don't over-cook. I like to sear it in butter. I can't help on the sauce…we don't care for fruits with our meat.

I roast mine over the flame on my burners because I like the char-y/smokey taste that it gives the peppers.

Dcarch--Lovely smoked chicken. I'm hungry for that. Huiray--Such clear, gorgeous chicken broth! Everyone else, as always, I love perusing your mouth watering food. Chicken and mushroom alfredo of sorts And, a friend came to stay with us for a few days. He made us these wonderful venison burgers on the grill.

It all looks delicious, especially the octopus and the risotto.

My Dillon's in Kansas didn't have these. I was disappointed.

Back a few years ago when it used to rain here in Kansas (it's already like living on the sun--3 days of near 100 and 100 degrees) our corn that we grew was quite smutty in spots. I googled it and was shocked that it was something you could eat. I never was brave enough to try, though. Couple of dinners: Spaghetti Taco salad

I am among those that get welty and itchy after being in my tomato garden so I'll abstain from eating the leaves. I don't want to be itchy on the inside too

Much to my husband's dismay it was I that went grocery shopping yesterday. I bought limes. 99 cents a piece.

I was just wondering the other day if they had picked a city yet.

I can smell morel mushrooms growing somewhere out here--lots and lots of ground to search and I haven't done it yet. My asparagus is going great guns.

I sent Mr. Shelby to the store with limes on the list to buy. He came home lime-less. They were a dollar a lime.

Interesting. I'll have to see if the big city grocery store is carrying them.

Yeah, he looks like he's having a rough time LOL

http://www.thedeliciouslife.com/ramen-grilled-cheese-with-kimchi-recipe/ Ramen grilled cheese.

Your son is one lucky guy--he gets to travel and he has a great parent!

Anna, these look SO perfect. Gonna have to drag down the oatmeal from the cabinet this afternoon. I have a craving now!

Scrambled egg sandwich on homemade rye bread

That onion tart looks so good! Lovely meals as always, everyone. Waiting for Spring weather around here. It got deliciously warm last week and then……it snowed. Sigh. So, to keep warm I made a venison pot pie During the couple of Spring days we grilled pork chops and had cheesy brussels sprouts over baked taters

I just found out. I'm speechless. Far too young. I loved reading about the bento boxes he created for PJ. I eagerly read every update. My sincere condolences to PJ and Ellen. Thank you for making this place, Steven.

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/02/thick-chewy-oatmeal-raisin-cookies/ This recipe NEVER fails. I've doubled it and tripled it. Cookies are perfect every time.

I don't know that it's the state food from Arkansas, but the BEST sandwich I've ever had is from Oaklawn Race Track and it's the Corned Beef. YUM!

I see Oklahoma is the only state with an official "state meal" Oklahoma Fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_food.htm